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Bees

PolarBoy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:01:10 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Appearances */

{{about|appearance of bees in the Homestar Runner universe}} {{forcharacter|The Fat Bee}}
[[Image:TheBee.PNG|thumb|right|150px|"I'm The Bee. Like, from nature?"]]

The population of [[Free Country USA]] seems to have many uses for '''[[Wikipedia:bee|bees]]''', including impersonation and easy labor.

==Appearances==
*[[Original Book]] — [[The Grape Fairie]] is riding on [[The Fat Bee]].
**This appearance is revisited in the email [[kids' book]].
*[[Old Flash Stuff]] — The sign is held up by two bees.
*Email [[the process]] — [[The Cheat]] puts a beehive on [[Bubs]]'s foot.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The Goblin]]'s [[Pumpkin Carve-nival Costumes|costume]] is "[[Strong Bad]] dressed as The Bee".
*[[Sensitive To Bees]] — The song explores [[Marzipan]]'s affection for bees.
*[[Main Page 20]] — Moving the cursor over [[Games]] causes The Fat Bee to fly by.
*Email [[record book]] — One line of the "I'm Just Me" song is "I'm just a silly little bumblebee."
*[[Fall Float Parade]] — [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s float has a bee on it.
*[[Day at the Park]] — The Cheat is chased by CGI bees.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — A bee holds up Strong Bad's hammock. In addition, Homestar requests bee pollen for use in his real fruit smoothie.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]] — The [[Weekly Fanstuff 2006#WF-2006-08-03|August 3, 2006]] fanstuff is a foam version of the Grape Fairie's fat bee.
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — The Grape Fairie and the Fat Bee once again show up for the [[Strongest Man in the World Contest]].
*Email [[trading cards]] — The "STING of Town" [[Trading Cards|card]] shows [[The King of Town]] being stung by bees.
*[[Fan_Costumes_'08]] — One of the fan costumes Strong Bad comments on is a baby dressed as the goblin dressed as Strong Bad dressed as the bee from Pumpkin Carve-nival.

==See also==
*[[Bugs]]

[[Category:Animals]]

Bees

PolarBoy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:00:41 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Appearances */

{{about|appearance of bees in the Homestar Runner universe}} {{forcharacter|The Fat Bee}}
[[Image:TheBee.PNG|thumb|right|150px|"I'm The Bee. Like, from nature?"]]

The population of [[Free Country USA]] seems to have many uses for '''[[Wikipedia:bee|bees]]''', including impersonation and easy labor.

==Appearances==
*[[Original Book]] — [[The Grape Fairie]] is riding on [[The Fat Bee]].
**This appearance is revisited in the email [[kids' book]].
*[[Old Flash Stuff]] — The sign is held up by two bees.
*Email [[the process]] — [[The Cheat]] puts a beehive on [[Bubs]]'s foot.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The Goblin]]'s [[Pumpkin Carve-nival Costumes|costume]] is "[[Strong Bad]] dressed as The Bee".
*[[Sensitive To Bees]] — The song explores [[Marzipan]]'s affection for bees.
*[[Main Page 20]] — Moving the cursor over [[Games]] causes The Fat Bee to fly by.
*Email [[record book]] — One line of the "I'm Just Me" song is "I'm just a silly little bumblebee."
*[[Fall Float Parade]] — [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s float has a bee on it.
*[[Day at the Park]] — The Cheat is chased by CGI bees.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — A bee holds up Strong Bad's hammock. In addition, Homestar requests bee pollen for use in his real fruit smoothie.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]] — The [[Weekly Fanstuff 2006#WF-2006-08-03|August 3, 2006]] fanstuff is a foam version of the Grape Fairie's fat bee.
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — The Grape Fairie and the Fat Bee once again show up for the [[Strongest Man in the World Contest]].
*Email [[trading cards]] — The "STING of Town" [[Trading Cards|card]] shows [[The King of Town]] being stung by bees.
*[[Fan_Costumes_'08]] — One of the fan costumes Strong Bad comments on is a child dressed as the goblin dressed as Strong Bad dressed as the bee from Pumpkin Carve-nival.

==See also==
*[[Bugs]]

[[Category:Animals]]

Fan Costumes '08

PolarBoy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:57:41 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Remarks */ Added Goofs section

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|costumes08|Most in the Graveyard|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:FanCostumes08.PNG|thumb|"These people got the whole freakin' neighborhood involved!"]]

Strong Bad once again riffs on his fans' terrible costumes.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|Sci-Fi Greg]] (all audio only)

'''Costumes depicted (in order of first appearance):''' [[Blue Laser Commander]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Cold One]], [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] girls, [[Strong Bad]] as [[Pumpkin Carve-nival Costumes|Da Bee]], [[Coach Z]], [[Limozeen]] member, [[Strong Mad]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Bubs]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Marzipan]], [[The Cheat]], [[Homsar]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Scantron|Scantron]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|Sci-Fi Greg]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|D N' D Greg]], [[The King of Town]], [[Trogdor]]

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

'''Date:''' Monday, November 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:15 [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]], 3:57 actual

'''Page Title:''' Hey! Some pretty good ones this year!

==Transcript==

''{A screen comes down and the lights dim. The first image appears, showing a person dressed as the Blue Laser Commander.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man, you guys remember that Cheat Commandos Halloween special where Blue Laser Commander tried to trick-or-treat at Fort Knox so they'd give him all the gold, but when they got there, the receptionist just had, like, a bowl of Smarties on her desk, and he told her that he hated her face—

''{A speech bubble appears saying "I JUST '''HATE''' YOUR FACE SO MUCH!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —''and'' her kitten sweater!

''{Another speech bubble appears saying "AND THAT SWEATER MAKES ME RETCH!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Man'', that guy's a born leader!

''{The image switches to a person with a red shirt that's bunched up around the sleeves. The shirt has an asymmetrical paper star taped to it. A paper shaped like Homestar's face is visibly being held by a hand near the person's neck.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sadly, I have a feeling this kid actually had a ''lot'' of help from his parents with this costume. Like, they stayed up all night workin' on it... spent a lot of money... and "hold this in front of your face" was ''still'' the best they could do.

''{The image switches to a man dressed as a Cold One, drinking from a glass bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A Cold One drinking a Cold One?! That's cannibalism, man! Or at least... Cold One-ibalism!

''{The image switches to two young women in CGNU shirts. Each is holding a golf club and a sign; one sign reads "EVERYBODY TO THE LIMIT!" and the other "GO DUMPLES".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Check it out! It's the Lady Dumples Golf Club Team! Man, I ''seriously'' gotta start that fake university! It doesn't get any hotter than watching young co-eds beat the crap out of George Foreman grills with a nine-iron!

''{The image switches to a small child wearing a bee costume and a Strong Bad mask.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! Everybody knows ''I'm'' the bee! What are ya, some kind of cute baby? ...Oh. You are. Then... carry on, coolest parents in the world!

''{The image switches to people dressed as Coach Z and (a very plastic-looking) Homestar. A beat starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping, imitating Coach Z}'' My name's Coach Z, and I got a low crotch! ''{imitating Homestar}'' My name's Homestaw and I'm walking the spot! ''{imitating Coach Z}'' Everybody knows I'm the rapping man! ''{imitating Homestar}'' Evewybody knows I'm a painted twash can!

''{The beat stops and the image switches to a man wearing a Limozeen-like wig and holding a Wii Guitar Hero controller.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, Chuzz Palaroncini! Still livin' in the basement of his parents' basement.

''{The image switches to a scene of people dressed in various poor costumes in front of a cardboard Bubs' Concession Stand. In order from left to right, they are dressed as Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Bubs, Strong Bad, Marzipan, Homestar, and Coach Z. "Coach Z" is also holding a dog with a yellow spotted sweater, resembling The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' These people got the whole freakin' neighborhood involved! And clearly entrusted the Strong Mad costume—

''{The image switches to a different image of the person dressed as Strong Mad. The costume is a painted cardboard box with arm holes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — to Patches Barfjacket, the local drifter.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{doing his "shady drifter" voice}'' Hey, this box is my house! I'm tryin' to get me a sandwich or somethin'! What's a website?

''{The image switches to a girl in a shirt that resembles Strong Bad's body, and a hard had with part of Strong Bad's mask on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, why did you— But habbida— The hard-hatted— Rebecca said— The shirt is— I can't even think of anything to say about this conundrum. This counts as a Homsar costume. And speaking of...

''{The image switches to a boy in a shirt with "homsar" taped to it. A piece of paper shaped like Homsar's hat is hovering over his head, presumably attached to the door behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating Homsar}'' IiI taped my hat to the door! ''{normally}'' Can you explain to me how you went out trick-or-treating in this costume? I mean, did you take the whole door with you? ...That'd be pretty impressive, actually. That'd earn you a full Thnikka if you came to my house.

''{The image switches to a person dressed as Scantron.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! An incredibly faithful Scantron costume?!

''{A paper with Scantron on it moves into the image.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice work! This guy's the coolest loser I've never met!

''{The paper disappears, and the image switches to two men in shirts that read "d n'd greg" and "sci-fi greg". "D N'D Greg" is holding what appears to be a Dungeons & Dragons character sheet. "Sci-Fi Greg" is holding a Firefly DVD set.}''

'''SCI-FI GREG:''' The proportions are all wrong! And his chest plate didn't even have the power converter!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do I get the feeling you guys didn't really have to "dress up" to be Sci-Fi and D N'D Greg?

''{The image switches to a man dressed as a skinny King of Town, in front of an open refrigerator door.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' October thirtieth, 2008, two PM. Dressed up as the King of Town again today, and stood in front of the open fridge for a few hours. I don't think the medication is working.

''{The image switches to a person in a cardboard Trogdor costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, that's a pretty awesome Trogdor costume! Look at those corrugated V's! Burninate them brand new deck stairs, Troggy!

''{The image switches to a person in a sloppy Coach Z costume. The picture was taken in a bathroom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh! No! I don't even wanna know what's going on in this picture!

''{The image switches to a topless boy in a papier-mache Strong Bad mask and inflatable boxing gloves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh! No! I don't even wanna know what's going on in this picture!

''{The image switches to a boy wearing a Homestar shirt and white face paint. He's also wearing glasses and a horned helmet similar to Homestar's. He's in front of a television with an image of John Cleese on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, Homestar wearing his viking helmet, and John Cleese. An age-old Halloween tradition in the Dorkelson household.

''{The image switches to a person in a lopsided Strong Bad mask and boxing gloves, as well as a white shirt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's up, eyeball-chin? How many mail boxes did ''you'' run into on Halloween?

''{The image switches to a person in a Homestar costume. The mouth of the costume is wide open so that the person's face can look out of it. The scene is in the park in the middle of the day.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like bass-mouth Homestar's about to eat himself a bunch of three-in-the-afternoon trick-or-treaters!

''{The images switches to a heavy-set man in faded Strong Bad face paint.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I... think this guy might have eaten me and sweated my mask out onto his face. That's one way to dress up as Strong Bad for Halloween.

''{A "Back" button appears.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Fort Knox|Fort Knox]] is a military base in Kentucky famous for housing the United States' supply of gold.

===Trivia===
*The person in the King of Town costume is Wiki user [[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]].

===Remarks===
*The Toons menu contains a costume that is a zoom in on the Bubs in the scene where Strong Bad says 'They got the whole neighborhood involved!'
*Strong Bad say's 'everybody knows I'M the Bee' but in fact, it was only the Goblin dressed as Strong Bad that was the Bee.

===Goofs===
*At the end of the toon the face in the last picture becomes clickable. Clicking on it does not appear to do anything.

===Fixed Goofs===
*At first release, the "Next" button skipped over the boy in the Homsar costume, and the "Previous" button skipped over the girl wearing the hard hat.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:John Cleese|John Cleese]] is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer and singer, who is best known as being a member of [[Monty Python]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:costumes08.html|watch Fan Costumes '08]]
*[[HR:costumes08.swf|view the Flash file for "Fan Costumes '08"]]
*[[Forum:14860|forum thread RE: "Fan Costumes '08"]]

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Talk:Play Date

PolarBoy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:20:10 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Living together? */

== Six in one hand, half-dollop in the other ==
heh first!!@!
btw, a dollop isnt only limited to 1 dairy company, it is a blob of steamed milk
~~--

I just thought of those commercials when I heard that, but I see your point.--[[User:Shaggy|Shaggy]] | [[User talk:Shaggy|talk]] 14:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== Phone numbers (Since when does 8 mean hang up?) ==

Homestar's phone uses [[Wikipedia:Dual-tone multi-frequency|dual-tone multi-frequency dialing]]. In particular, take note of the section on the [[Wikipedia:Dual-tone multi-frequency#Keypad|keypad]]. That's the conversion table between a pair of frequencies and the corresponding number. To find out what frequencies Homestar is dialing, I recorded the beginning of the cartoon in Audacity (but I'm sure any similar program will do). I then selected the sound only when Homestar was dialing a number. In Audacity, to view the spectrum, select View/Plot spectrum. Some of the numbers are short, so the sampling rate must be dropped from the default of 512. Audacity has a handy feature where it automatically tells you where the peaks are when you mouse over them. The spectrum is usually a bit noisy, but there are always two prominent peaks which can be looked up on the table in the Wikipedia link provided. I obtained the following results:
Pom Pom's number:
*769 Hz + 1330 Hz
*701 + 1476
*702 + 1476
Hanging up on Pom Pom:
*849 + 1327
Calling Strong Bad:
*850 + 1328
*765 + 1463
*766 + 1327
*689 + 1462
*688 + 1462
Hanging up on Strong Bad/Dialing Bubs:
*849 + 1325
Hanging up on Bubs/Dialing Coach Z:
*850 + 1325
Hanging up on Coach Z:
*850 + 1328
Dialing the King of Town:
*764 + 1328
*687 + 1462
Hanging up on the King of Town:
*850 + 1327

These correspond to numbers 5-3-3, 8, 8-6-5-3-3, 8, 8, 8, 5-3-8 (as I report in the Fun Facts section)-- feel free to compare them yourself. The only significant quirk I found is that Homestar's phone emits a brief dual-tone of approximately 1200 Hz and 3600 Hz before each number. I don't know what this means, but it could either be unique to his phone or a signal to reset the tone detection (or something like that). I don't know if anyone wants to discuss anything except possibly where the fun-fact should go, but I thought this should serve as a record of my work.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 10:16, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

:Yeah, I tried number ciphers etc. and can't seem to find anything, if that's what you meant. {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 14:27, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== Nebulon's first appearence? ==

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the first canonical appearance of Nebulon (in person) in the real Homestar Runner universe (if one assumes that the main pages aren't canon)?
--[[User:Smallhacker|Smallhacker]] 12:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
:[[winter pool|Nope]]. {{User:Hrjcm/sig}} 14:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== Pepper ==

Although the reference to the bugs bunny cartoon is correct, you can move up one level of reference by pointing out that Pepper is a baseball warm-up exercise. [[wikipedia:Pepper (baseball)|See wikipedia]]
[[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 12:45, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== Uncategorized? ==

This toon clearly seems to be a short, but it isn't in the Shorts section on the [[TV Time Toons Menu]]. I can't remember what we do in this case; should this be classified as "Uncategorized" for now? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
:I would put it in an "uncategorized" category per [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Limozeen_Live%21&oldid=553698 this revision] of Limozeen Live! Also, the existence of a title card makes this possible "big toon" territory. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 15:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
::While I won't debate whether this is "uncategorized" or not (I suspect that TBC threw it into New Stuff last night and just haven't added it to Shorts yet; probably see it added in a day or two.), just because this has a title card doesn't mean it's a Big Toon. [[Quality Time]] (among others) are classified as shorts, but also have a title card, and the length (under 3 minutes) is consistent with most contemporary shorts. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:02, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Just throwing in a reminder that the Main Page button specifically says '''"new short"'''. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:01, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
::::Oh, there you go. Good call. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

== Living together? ==

Should we count this episode as evidence that Homestar and Marzipan are living together? You can clearly recognize Marzipan's living room from her poster and the couch in the scene before the meteor falls down on Homestar.
:We should count it as Homestar hanging out at Marzipan's house uninvited until she tells him to go hang out with one of his other friends.[[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:20, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Teen Girl Squad Issue 14

PolarBoy — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:39:02 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real-World References */

{{tgsnav|14|Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|Issue 13|Teen Girl Squad Issue 1|Issue 1}}

The girls prepare for the end of the school year.

[[Image:tgs14 Scantron armor.png|thumb|"That design looks nothing like the comic books. Doesn't canon mean anything to these people?"]]

'''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#Cheerladder|Cheerladder]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Cheerlubber|Cheerlubber]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Scantron|Scantron]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|Science Fiction Greg]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mrs. Frillsneck|Mrs. Frillsneck]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#MimeogWrath|MimeogWrath]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Coach]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Team Manager|Team Manager]], [[Mr. Pitters]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Evil Cake|Evil Cake]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#The Seniors|The Seniors]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Quarterback|Quarterback]], {{Film|Strong Badman}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The School|The School]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 12th, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:40

'''Page Title:''' Exempt Those Exams!

==Transcript==
'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{most likely to!}'' So and So! ''{more than likely to succeed!}'' What's Her Face! ''{least likely to care}'' The Ugly One! ''{like, mostly to secede?}''

''{Open to Cheerleader standing with What's Her Face and So and So.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh boy, girls... Boys!

'''SO AND SO:''' Uh, what about them?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Nothing really. I just like to say the word.

''{Cut to close up of Cheerleader.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{makes a weird face}'' Boys.

''{Cut back to everyone. The Ugly One walks in with a "YEAR BOOK".}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Last day of school, my better looking sistas! And that means it's YEARBOOK DAY!!

''{Quick cut to the girls fighting inside a cloud of dust.}''

'''ALL:''' LEMME SEE MY PICTURE! LEMME SEE MY PICTURE!

''{Cut to Cheerleader with a frown pulling the book out of the pile. The cover of the book now reads, "The AWKWARDIAN '08".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Gimme that jank. ''{pile disappears}'' Here I am, right between Cheerladder and Cheerlubber. Ugh. I look terrible.

''{Close-up of the yearbook, showing Cheerladder (a ladder with a face, holding a "G'backs" megaphone), Cheerleader with a fangs and a dead bird stuck to her face, and Cheerlubber, a whale with pom-poms, a pirate hat and an eye-patch}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{off screen}'' I can't believe they scheduled school pictures for the same day as tape-a-dead-thing-to-your-face day. That finch was hard to kill.

''{Cut to So-and-so, holding up her hand.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Before I can dabble in any yearbookery... ''{moves her hand to her chest}'' I have some final exams to ACE!! ''{raises her hand again, looking determined}'' Scantron armor... ''{flies into the air}'' ASSEMBLE!!

''{Robotic body armor attaches to So-and-so's body as she calls out.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' NUMBER 2 PENCIL! ''{left arm appears}'' SCRATCH PAPER! ''{right arm appears}'' HEALTHY BREAKFAST! ''{hips and legs appear}'' COMFORTABLE CLOTHES! ''{torso appears}'' And I'll form... the HEAD! ''{head appears}''

''{So-and-so stands in her Scantron armor. Science Fiction Greg looks on, reading a comic.}''

'''SCIENCE FICTION GREG:''' Ugh. ''{cut to close-up, showing he is holding a Scantron comic}'' That design looks nothing like the comic books. Doesn't canon mean anything to these people?

''{Cut to So-and-so in her Scantron armor, sitting at a desk next to a teacher holding a test.}''

'''MRS. FRILLSNECK:''' Here's your final exam class... it's a ditto.

'''SO-AND-SO:''' ''{looking distraught}'' A DITTO?! But Mrs. Frillsneck, I studied for a standardized test!

''{Cut to Scantron against a background of lines.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Scantron vs MimeogWrath!

''{"vs" and the "mimeogWrath" appear; it is a six-eyed monstrous piece of paper with tentacles, horns and legs. Its eyes, mouth and "Final Exam Ditto" are drawn in purple.}''

'''SO-AND-SO:''' ''{as Scantron, running with a pencil}'' DIXON TICONDEROGA LAZER BLADE ATTACK!

''{The pencil hits the MimeogWrath, which closes its eyes, then starts "waving" one of its tentacles.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' HYPER TURBO FILL IN THE BLANK BARRAGE!!

''{Scantron is blown apart, the head and limbs coming apart in the explosion.}''

'''SO-AND-SO:''' ''{as Scantron}'' AHH! My secret weakness!!

''{Cut to Cheerleader, The Ugly One and What's Her Face in the gym. All three wear singlets and shorts; both The Ugly One's and What's Her Face's are clearly dirty.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' I can't believe we have to dress out for our P.E. exam. I'm so tired of washing this uniform every day. ''{crosses her hands}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{evasively, making a face}'' Yes... washing... them... ever

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{pointing as she completes the sentence}'' —ryday!

''{Coach appears to the left, holding a stopwatch.}''

'''COACH:''' Okie dokie ladygals. Your physical education final exam consists of me not making any misinterpreted remarks about the length of your shorts ''{holds out the stopwatch}'' and you doing a single push-up.

'''CHEERLEADER, THE UGLY ONE & WHAT'S HER FACE:''' NO!!!

'''COACH:''' ''{shaken, holding up his hands}'' Hey great work! You all get A's!!

''{Close up of Cheerleader, looking annoyed. Her singlet reads "Growlback's Phys. Ed."}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Thank groodness. ''{smiles, pointing up}'' Sweating is against several of my religions!

''{A boy crashes a cart into Cheerleader, apparently killing her; towels and gym kit fall from the cart.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' TOWEL BOY'D!!

'''TEAM MANAGER:''' ''{looking annoyed}'' Hey!

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically; his words do not appear}'' Oh, excuse me. ''{the previous words are replaced}'' TEAM MANAGER'D!!

'''TEAM MANAGER:''' ''{smiles, and holds up a card as he speaks}'' Stats!

''{Cut to What's Her Face facing several lockers.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll go ahead and clean out my locker I 'spooooooooose. ''{the o's move up, then down as she speaks}''

''{What's Her Face throws objects out from her locker as she speaks.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Old papers... ''{throws papers}'' old pencils... ''{throws pencils}'' old person... ''{throws Mr. Pitters}''

'''MR. PITTERS:''' ''{hurriedly}'' I left a check for last month's rent on the table!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{waving}'' See you in September! ''{puts her hand back in her locker}'' Ooh. Whats this?

''{What's Her Face is eaten by a giant cake with fangs and limbs.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' REVENGE OF THE CROSS COUNTRY BOOSTER CLUB BAKESALE!!

'''EVIL CAKE:''' ''{holding up one of its hands}'' Tastes like 9 minute miles!

''{Cut to The Ugly One reading the yearbook.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I can't believe I was voted most prettiest.

''{Cut to a wider shot, showing three seniors laughing and pointing. One wears a baseball cap with a "G". The Ugly One looks upset.}''

'''SENIORS:''' Heh heh heh senior prank, senior prank. Heh heh senior prank.

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{upset}'' Oooooh.

'''SECOND SENIOR:''' Naw really. You wanna be my girlfriend?

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{happily, raising her arm}'' I'd love to!

'''SENIORS:''' Heh heh heh senior prank, senior prank. Senior prank, heh.

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{upset again}'' Oooooh.

'''THIRD SENIOR:''' ''{holding up a ring}'' Want this diamond ring?

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{reaching for it}'' Of course!

'''SENIORS:''' Senior prank heh heh heh.

''{The Ugly One is upset again, but then three trash cans are thrown over the seniors, and she smiles.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' COME UPPENCE!

'''SENIORS:''' Something got dumped on us! We'll never live it down! Our reputations are ruined!

''{Music starts, and Quarterback walks in.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{happily, throwing the yearbook away}'' Quarterman!

'''QUARTERBACK:''' Ugly one, all this time I was looking around, and you weren't right there in front of me. ''{close up}'' But I realized when I was looking around that you were right there in front of me all this time Ugly One.

''{Cut back to both of them.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That makes so much sense!!

'''QUARTERBACK:''' ''{offering his arm}'' Will you accompany me to the end credits?

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{putting her arm in his}'' I'd love to!!

''{The end credits roll, first showing "It's over!", then The Ugly One and Quarterback in a parking lot, then the seniors with trash cans on their heads, and "It's over" again.}''

<blockquote>Directed by Strong Bad 
Special Scantron FX oversawed by Bubs 
"It's over" performed by Tite Rolled</blockquote>

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing over the end credits}'' It's over! And you're walking into a parking lot with a hot guy. It's over! And they all make fun of you, but they got stuff dumped on top of them. ''{music stops}'' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Scantron.png|thumb|Scantron]]
*At the end, click on the "o" to see issue 87 of "The Total Adventures of Strong Badman." It features [[Strong_Badman_Characters#Scantron|Scantron]] with a word bubble reading "I need your help. Strong Badman! My comic book's not selling well!" Text at the bottom of the cover reads "The CROSSOVER no one was asking for!"

==Fun Facts==

===Remarks===
*Cheerleader remarks that she had to "tape a dead thing to her face" on Picture Day, but Cheerladder and Cheerlubber didn't, for some reason.

===Goofs===
*The Strong Badman comic is labeled as the 87th issue, even though there already was an [[:Image:EnterTooSoonMan.png|issue 87]] featuring "Hit-Enter-Too-Soon Man".
*At the end, if you click on "again" it simply repeats the final credits rather than the entire cartoon.

===Inside References===
*Cheerleader is wearing a "Fighting Growlbacks" T-shirt during her gym final. The Growlbacks were first mentioned as the school's mascot in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]].
*"Thank groodness" is the reappearance of an older portmanteau of "great" and "good", also from Issue 4.
*The third Senior has a "[[G]]" on his cap.

===Real-World References===
*So-and-So's transformation into "Scantron" (as well as her saying "And I'll form the head!") is reminiscent of the TV series [[Wikipedia:Voltron|Voltron]].
*Science Fiction Greg's remarks that So-and-So's Scantron armor "looks nothing like the comic books" parodies fan complaints of movie super heroes that differ in appearance from their comic book counterparts (for example, the [[Wikipedia:X-Men_films|X-Men films]]).

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs14.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 14"]]
*[[HR:tgs14.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 14"]]
*[[Forum:14042|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 14"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

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PolarBoy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:22:16 GMT

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{{rename|Title Change?}}
{{about|advertisement for [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]}} ''The article about the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]] for the game has a similar title.''
{{watchtoon|sbcg4ap.html}}
'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''

[[Image:SBCG4AP Advertisement title.png|thumb|"Coming soon to a WiiWare near Me-ware."]]

Strong Bad advertises ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

See [[3d Character Variations]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Classroom]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Thursday, April 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 has SOLD OUT!

==Transcript==
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover, reading the words on screen}'' The following is an extremely well paid for commercial advertisement ''{pronounced ad-VER-tis-ment}'' and NOT a really funny cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Checkin' emails for money... is not funny.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: 3-D game-a?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
You need make a 3-D Strong Bad video game with all the 
brst graphics. Not a bad game with dumb pixels! Come 
on MAN! 
From Kev the Mighty, Crenshaw Lane
</blockquote>
''{says "to" after "need" and reads "brst" as written, and "Mighty" as "moron"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' A 3D video game? What you mean like this?

''{Strong Bad types '''strongbad3Dtotal.wad'''. The game appears on the Lappy's screen: a low-polygon 3D version of Strong Bad stands in a room with grey walls, one brown door with a window, a green and white checkered floor with a purple puddle, and containing one bed. Music from [[Strong Bad's Rhino Feeder]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD CHARACTER:''' ''{in a poorly-synthesized voice, as a speech bubble appears}'' Holy crap.

''{A similarly low-polygon version of Homestar Runner walks in from the right. The game is closed and the Lappy's screen shows the email again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or did you mean like THIS?!? ''{Strong Bad gets up and turns towards the viewer, moving off screen to the left.}'' Gimme that camera!

''{Strong Bad starts to move the camera around the room, which is rendered in full 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! ''{music starts; Strong Bad turns left to face Strong Sad, who is in his bedroom directly across the hall}'' Ooh, look at that voluptuous belly!

''{Strong Sad pats his belly twice. Strong Bad pans right, facing the stairs, where portraits of Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Strong Bad and The Cheat are hung, as he imitates a car engine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking down the stairs}'' Down the stairs! Doof-doof-doof-doof.

''{Strong Bad imitates a car engine again, turning right to face Strong Mad, who is standing near the front door by a table with two Neighborhood Style pizzas from The Pizz, with a third on the floor. He moves the camera over to the pizzas.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Pizza. ''{pans to Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THAT'S THREE WEEKS OLD!

''{Strong Bad pans right to Coach Z, who is standing next to the kitchen area, while still making car sounds.''}

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, watch where you're pointin' that 3D!

''{Strong Bad moves past a recliner on his left, and the window and wooden horse and hush puppy signs on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...3D ...

''{He walks through the door; Strong Bad's room can be seen directly opposite, across the hall. He turns right, then left down another flight of stairs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witness my amazing videogame styles, in all three of the glorious Ds! ''{at the base of the stairs, he turns left, to see The Cheat standing on a washing machine to the right of a dryer, below the No Loafing sign}'' Hi, The Cheat.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Depth, ''{turns into the basement, facing the Trogdor arcade game, then pans left to the couch}'' dimension, and—

''{The music scratches to a stop as Homestar Runner appears from below.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad. I've got a low polygon count. ''{smiles}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —dumb idiots.

''{Cut to a blue screen with a crude representation of the Telltale Games logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' From the people who made that game "''Rabbitdog and Bunnyman''", ''{crude drawings of Sam and Max appear, respectively}'' and the geniuses responsible ''{the Videlectrix logo replaces the others, appearing with yellow stars}'' for "''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics''"—

''{An example of ''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics'' appears, featuring Trogdor burninating a schwa while two green-suited archers look on from the corners of the screen. "SCHWA!!!" flashes as the symbol turns to dust.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —comes a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure ''{a Wiimote spins onto the screen, spinning out to a Powered by The Cheat drawing of a Nintendo Wii on a wooden table}'' that will quite literally leave your Wii console ''{the Wiimote falls to the left of the Wii}'' a smoldering crater.

''{The Wii explodes in a mushroom cloud, leaving a smoldering crater; the Wiimote is knocked into the air, then falls down again. Red scrawled text appears on top of the scene: * GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY LeAVe YOUR Wii—''unreadable''—ter.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{voiceover}'' Game will not literally leave your Wii console a smoldering crater.

''{Red curtains close, then open again to reveal a pale blue background, which the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People logo flies into from the top. Music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Presenting ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the classroom, which is no longer in 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you want to get in on the ground floor of the cool abbreviations: ''SBCG4AP''! ''{letters appear as he says them, then the abbreviation acquires orange-yellow drop shadows}''

''{Return to the blue screen with the logo, now with the caption "coming soon".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er— you-ware.

''{Music stops, and the scene fades out, then back in to the back of Bubs' Concession Stand, where Strong Bad stands in the middle of Bubs, Strong Mad, Coach Z, The Cheat and Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah man, the Super FX chip, that red thing you stuck in the N64, Mode 7 — and they even had to invent Mode 8 just for this game!

''{Medium shot of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You seen any graphics yet?

''{Medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not yet, but I sent them this concept art, ''{holds up a piece of paper with a drawing of himself holding a big knife, standing next to The Cheat}'' and I'm pretty sure they're gonna stick close to my vision.

''{Close-up on the drawing, accompanied by heavy-metal chords. It features a heavily-built Strong Bad with robot legs, webbing between his torso and arms, wearing spiky armor on his left arm and wielding a big knife in his right hand. A spark runs between the extended tips of his mask. He has a vicious-looking, slender The Cheat on a chain-link leash with a studded collar. "learn more at telltalegames.com" appears at the bottom, alongside the "back" link.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Polygon mesh|Polygon count]] is the number of polygons being used for a 3D model. Low polygon count allows for fast rendering but reduces detail.

===Trivia===
*This cartoon appears to be in 24 frames per second for the 3D cutscenes, instead of the usual 12. This makes the animation smoother and appear faster than usual, which explains why the characters' mouths move so fast. The last frame rate "substitute" was in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], when it was bumped up to 20 fps for a 3D effect.

===Remarks===
*The Flash file is hosted on Telltale Game's website, as seen [http://telltale.vo.llnwd.net/o15/videos/sbcg4ap/3Dtrailer.swf here].
*The link at the end of the ad, "[http://telltalegames.com/strongbad learn more at telltalegames.com]", was inactive at first but was activated soon after the cartoon's release.
*[[Strong Sad's Room|Strong Sad's room]] is now to the left of Strong Bad's computer desk, rather than to the right as seen in [[gimmicks]].
*The [[TV Time Toons Menu]] for [[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbcg4ap.swf|the toon]] is in its usual 12 frames per second, while it's 30 in the toon itself.
*This cartoon was the first of two promotional videos released on the same day to advertise ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'', the other being a [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]].
* In [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] and [[Sbemail 150?!?]], the computer room was one floor up from the couch. However, Strong Bad descends two sets of stairs to get to the couch, making it two stories down.
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old bent style.
*This is the first time that Strong Bad is seen interacting with the camera that he presumably uses, in the context of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] universe, to broadcast his "email show".

===Glitches===
*The cartoon will not load properly when viewed using the Wii's internet browser. Most of the scenes will show only a blank white screen and some of the texts in the entire cartoon are missing. Trogdor is missing during the Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics (but fire still burninates the schwa). The last scene doesn't show most of Bubs' Concession Stand, Strong Mad's body is missing (but his face and limbs are still showing) and only Coach Z's arms show up.

===Inside References===
*An application ending in .wad was used in the email [[secret identity]].
*In the drawing at the end, Strong Bad is holding a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]].
*The first 3D game Strong Bad pops up is similar to that of ''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]'', which first appeared in [[date]].
*Advertisements being pronounced as "ad-VER-tis-ments" first appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]].
*[[Minor Foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] and [[Minor Foods#Suge Brown|Suge Brown]] boxes appear on the counter in the kitchen.
*The "The Cheat, watch your freakin' back, Squeaky." picture and the wood burning of a horse from [[no loafing]] are on the wall in the living room
*The [[:Image:Trailer pony.PNG|"Born to Be Danged!!!"]] Unicorn on a snowmobile poster from [[portrait]] is hanging up in Strong Bad's Room.
*The Strong Bad character says "[[Crap|Holy crap!]]", which was previously referenced in [[rated]], for Strong Bad not saying it for over 4 years.
*Strong Bad pronounces "Bunnyman" as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Bunnym'n]]".
*The "schwa" sound (Trogdor's burninating sound effect) was previously referenced in [[from work]].
*The "GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY" message contains [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Mad stands by [[pizza]] boxes from [[The Pizz]].
*Strong Bad refers to his amazing videogame [[style]]s.
*The Wii [[Explosions|explodes]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:VidelectrixPoster.png|thumb|Now you're playing with power... Videlectrix power!]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Super FX|Super FX Chip]] was used in games like ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:StarFox (SNES)|Star Fox]]'' to provide sprite scaling and rotation.
*"N64" is an abbreviation of "[[Nintendo#Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]," Nintendo's first home console designed specifically for displaying 3D graphics. The "red thing" Strong Bad mentions is the [[Wikipedia:Expansion Pak|Expansion Pak]], a memory enhancement add-on.
*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] originated on the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super NES video game console]], on which it describes a simple texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled, as if in 3D.
*The [[Videlectrix]] poster in the stairwell is a parody of an [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] [[:Image:NES poster Now You're Playing With Power.jpg|poster]] included with many games.
*Rabbit Dog and Bunny Man are the characters ''[[Wikipedia:Sam & Max|Sam and Max]]'', another game by [[Telltale Games]].
*The ".wad" extension of the first 3D game shown is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]], as used in games like [[Wikipedia:Doom (video game)|''Doom'']].
*Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Jr. Math|Donkey Kong Jr. Math]] and other early edutainment games.
*There was an Atari 2600 in Strong Bad's room.
*Crenshaw Lane is probably a reference to Crenshaw Lanes, a bowling alley on the campus of Florida State University, where [[Matt Chapman]] went to college.

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbcg4ap.html|watch the advertisement for "''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''"]]
*[[Forum:13870|forum thread re: ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'' advertisement]]


{{SBCG4AP}}

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PolarBoy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:09:36 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real-World References */

{{rename|Title Change?}}
{{about|advertisement for [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]}} ''The article about the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]] for the game has a similar title.''
{{watchtoon|sbcg4ap.html}}
'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''

[[Image:SBCG4AP Advertisement title.png|thumb|"Coming soon to a WiiWare near Me-ware."]]

Strong Bad advertises ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

See [[3d Character Variations]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Classroom]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Thursday, April 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 has SOLD OUT!

==Transcript==
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover, reading the words on screen}'' The following is an extremely well paid for commercial advertisement ''{pronounced ad-VER-tis-ment}'' and NOT a really funny cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Checkin' emails for money... is not funny.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: 3-D game-a?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
You need make a 3-D Strong Bad video game with all the 
brst graphics. Not a bad game with dumb pixels! Come 
on MAN! 
From Kev the Mighty, Crenshaw Lane
</blockquote>
''{says "to" after "need" and reads "brst" as written, and "Mighty" as "moron"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' A 3D video game? What you mean like this?

''{Strong Bad types '''strongbad3Dtotal.wad'''. The game appears on the Lappy's screen: a low-polygon 3D version of Strong Bad stands in a room with grey walls, one brown door with a window, a green and white checkered floor with a purple puddle, and containing one bed. Music from [[Strong Bad's Rhino Feeder]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD CHARACTER:''' ''{in a poorly-synthesized voice, as a speech bubble appears}'' Holy crap.

''{A similarly low-polygon version of Homestar Runner walks in from the right. The game is closed and the Lappy's screen shows the email again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or did you mean like THIS?!? ''{Strong Bad gets up and turns towards the viewer, moving off screen to the left.}'' Gimme that camera!

''{Strong Bad starts to move the camera around the room, which is rendered in full 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! ''{music starts; Strong Bad turns left to face Strong Sad, who is in his bedroom directly across the hall}'' Ooh, look at that voluptuous belly!

''{Strong Sad pats his belly twice. Strong Bad pans right, facing the stairs, where portraits of Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Strong Bad and The Cheat are hung, as he imitates a car engine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking down the stairs}'' Down the stairs! Doof-doof-doof-doof.

''{Strong Bad imitates a car engine again, turning right to face Strong Mad, who is standing near the front door by a table with two Neighborhood Style pizzas from The Pizz, with a third on the floor. He moves the camera over to the pizzas.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Pizza. ''{pans to Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THAT'S THREE WEEKS OLD!

''{Strong Bad pans right to Coach Z, who is standing next to the kitchen area, while still making car sounds.''}

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, watch where you're pointin' that 3D!

''{Strong Bad moves past a recliner on his left, and the window and wooden horse and hush puppy signs on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...3D ...

''{He walks through the door; Strong Bad's room can be seen directly opposite, across the hall. He turns right, then left down another flight of stairs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witness my amazing videogame styles, in all three of the glorious Ds! ''{at the base of the stairs, he turns left, to see The Cheat standing on a washing machine to the right of a dryer, below the No Loafing sign}'' Hi, The Cheat.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Depth, ''{turns into the basement, facing the Trogdor arcade game, then pans left to the couch}'' dimension, and—

''{The music scratches to a stop as Homestar Runner appears from below.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad. I've got a low polygon count. ''{smiles}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —dumb idiots.

''{Cut to a blue screen with a crude representation of the Telltale Games logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' From the people who made that game "''Rabbitdog and Bunnyman''", ''{crude drawings of Sam and Max appear, respectively}'' and the geniuses responsible ''{the Videlectrix logo replaces the others, appearing with yellow stars}'' for "''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics''"—

''{An example of ''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics'' appears, featuring Trogdor burninating a schwa while two green-suited archers look on from the corners of the screen. "SCHWA!!!" flashes as the symbol turns to dust.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —comes a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure ''{a Wiimote spins onto the screen, spinning out to a Powered by The Cheat drawing of a Nintendo Wii on a wooden table}'' that will quite literally leave your Wii console ''{the Wiimote falls to the left of the Wii}'' a smoldering crater.

''{The Wii explodes in a mushroom cloud, leaving a smoldering crater; the Wiimote is knocked into the air, then falls down again. Red scrawled text appears on top of the scene: * GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY LeAVe YOUR Wii—''unreadable''—ter.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{voiceover}'' Game will not literally leave your Wii console a smoldering crater.

''{Red curtains close, then open again to reveal a pale blue background, which the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People logo flies into from the top. Music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Presenting ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the classroom, which is no longer in 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you want to get in on the ground floor of the cool abbreviations: ''SBCG4AP''! ''{letters appear as he says them, then the abbreviation acquires orange-yellow drop shadows}''

''{Return to the blue screen with the logo, now with the caption "coming soon".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er— you-ware.

''{Music stops, and the scene fades out, then back in to the back of Bubs' Concession Stand, where Strong Bad stands in the middle of Bubs, Strong Mad, Coach Z, The Cheat and Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah man, the Super FX chip, that red thing you stuck in the N64, Mode 7 — and they even had to invent Mode 8 just for this game!

''{Medium shot of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You seen any graphics yet?

''{Medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not yet, but I sent them this concept art, ''{holds up a piece of paper with a drawing of himself holding a big knife, standing next to The Cheat}'' and I'm pretty sure they're gonna stick close to my vision.

''{Close-up on the drawing, accompanied by heavy-metal chords. It features a heavily-built Strong Bad with robot legs, webbing between his torso and arms, wearing spiky armor on his left arm and wielding a big knife in his right hand. A spark runs between the extended tips of his mask. He has a vicious-looking, slender The Cheat on a chain-link leash with a studded collar. "learn more at telltalegames.com" appears at the bottom, alongside the "back" link.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Polygon mesh|Polygon count]] is the number of polygons being used for a 3D model. Low polygon count allows for fast rendering but reduces detail. As the viewer can see, Homestar's mouth does not appear to be moving in great detail.

===Trivia===
*This cartoon appears to be in 24 frames per second for the 3D cutscenes, instead of the usual 12. This makes the animation smoother and appear faster than usual, which explains why the characters' mouths move so fast. The last frame rate "substitute" was in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], when it was bumped up to 20 fps for a 3D effect.

===Remarks===
*The Flash file is hosted on Telltale Game's website, as seen [http://telltale.vo.llnwd.net/o15/videos/sbcg4ap/3Dtrailer.swf here].
*The link at the end of the ad, "[http://telltalegames.com/strongbad learn more at telltalegames.com]", was inactive at first but was activated soon after the cartoon's release.
*[[Strong Sad's Room|Strong Sad's room]] is now to the left of Strong Bad's computer desk, rather than to the right as seen in [[gimmicks]].
*The [[TV Time Toons Menu]] for [[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbcg4ap.swf|the toon]] is in its usual 12 frames per second, while it's 30 in the toon itself.
*This cartoon was the first of two promotional videos released on the same day to advertise ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'', the other being a [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]].
* In [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] and [[Sbemail 150?!?]], the computer room was one floor up from the couch. However, Strong Bad descends two sets of stairs to get to the couch, making it two stories down.
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old bent style.
*This is the first time that Strong Bad is seen interacting with the camera that he presumably uses, in the context of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] universe, to broadcast his "email show".

===Glitches===
*The cartoon will not load properly when viewed using the Wii's internet browser. Most of the scenes will show only a blank white screen and some of the texts in the entire cartoon are missing. Trogdor is missing during the Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics (but fire still burninates the schwa). The last scene doesn't show most of Bubs' Concession Stand, Strong Mad's body is missing (but his face and limbs are still showing) and only Coach Z's arms show up.

===Inside References===
*An application ending in .wad was used in the email [[secret identity]].
*In the drawing at the end, Strong Bad is holding a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]].
*The first 3D game Strong Bad pops up is similar to that of ''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]'', which first appeared in [[date]].
*Advertisements being pronounced as "ad-VER-tis-ments" first appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]].
*[[Minor Foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] and [[Minor Foods#Suge Brown|Suge Brown]] boxes appear on the counter in the kitchen.
*The "The Cheat, watch your freakin' back, Squeaky." picture and the wood burning of a horse from [[no loafing]] are on the wall in the living room
*The [[:Image:Trailer pony.PNG|"Born to Be Danged!!!"]] Unicorn on a snowmobile poster from [[portrait]] is hanging up in Strong Bad's Room.
*The Strong Bad character says "[[Crap|Holy crap!]]", which was previously referenced in [[rated]], for Strong Bad not saying it for over 4 years.
*Strong Bad pronounces "Bunnyman" as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Bunnym'n]]".
*The "schwa" sound (Trogdor's burninating sound effect) was previously referenced in [[from work]].
*The "GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY" message contains [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Mad stands by [[pizza]] boxes from [[The Pizz]].
*Strong Bad refers to his amazing videogame [[style]]s.
*The Wii [[Explosions|explodes]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:VidelectrixPoster.png|thumb|Now you're playing with power... Videlectrix power!]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Super FX|Super FX Chip]] was used in games like ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:StarFox (SNES)|Star Fox]]'' to provide sprite scaling and rotation.
*"N64" is an abbreviation of "[[Nintendo#Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]," Nintendo's first console designed specifically for displaying 3D graphics. The "red thing" Strong Bad mentions is the [[Wikipedia:Expansion Pak|Expansion Pak]], a memory enhancement add-on.
*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] originated on the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super NES video game console]], on which it describes a simple texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled, as if in 3D.
*The [[Videlectrix]] poster in the stairwell is a parody of an [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] [[:Image:NES poster Now You're Playing With Power.jpg|poster]] included with many games.
*Rabbit Dog and Bunny Man are the characters ''[[Wikipedia:Sam & Max|Sam and Max]]'', another game by [[Telltale Games]].
*The ".wad" extension of the first 3D game shown is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]], as used in games like [[Wikipedia:Doom (video game)|''Doom'']].
*There was an Atari 2600 in Strong Bad's room.

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbcg4ap.html|watch the advertisement for "''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''"]]
*[[Forum:13870|forum thread re: ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'' advertisement]]


{{SBCG4AP}}

SBCG4AP Advertisement

PolarBoy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:06:24 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real-World References */ THe use of the word "phonics" doesn't make it a reference to hooked on phonics

{{rename|Title Change?}}
{{about|advertisement for [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]}} ''The article about the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]] for the game has a similar title.''
{{watchtoon|sbcg4ap.html}}
'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''

[[Image:SBCG4AP Advertisement title.png|thumb|"Coming soon to a WiiWare near Me-ware."]]

Strong Bad advertises ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

See [[3d Character Variations]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Classroom]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Thursday, April 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 has SOLD OUT!

==Transcript==
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover, reading the words on screen}'' The following is an extremely well paid for commercial advertisement ''{pronounced ad-VER-tis-ment}'' and NOT a really funny cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Checkin' emails for money... is not funny.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: 3-D game-a?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
You need make a 3-D Strong Bad video game with all the 
brst graphics. Not a bad game with dumb pixels! Come 
on MAN! 
From Kev the Mighty, Crenshaw Lane
</blockquote>
''{says "to" after "need" and reads "brst" as written, and "Mighty" as "moron"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' A 3D video game? What you mean like this?

''{Strong Bad types '''strongbad3Dtotal.wad'''. The game appears on the Lappy's screen: a low-polygon 3D version of Strong Bad stands in a room with grey walls, one brown door with a window, a green and white checkered floor with a purple puddle, and containing one bed. Music from [[Strong Bad's Rhino Feeder]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD CHARACTER:''' ''{in a poorly-synthesized voice, as a speech bubble appears}'' Holy crap.

''{A similarly low-polygon version of Homestar Runner walks in from the right. The game is closed and the Lappy's screen shows the email again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or did you mean like THIS?!? ''{Strong Bad gets up and turns towards the viewer, moving off screen to the left.}'' Gimme that camera!

''{Strong Bad starts to move the camera around the room, which is rendered in full 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! ''{music starts; Strong Bad turns left to face Strong Sad, who is in his bedroom directly across the hall}'' Ooh, look at that voluptuous belly!

''{Strong Sad pats his belly twice. Strong Bad pans right, facing the stairs, where portraits of Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Strong Bad and The Cheat are hung, as he imitates a car engine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking down the stairs}'' Down the stairs! Doof-doof-doof-doof.

''{Strong Bad imitates a car engine again, turning right to face Strong Mad, who is standing near the front door by a table with two Neighborhood Style pizzas from The Pizz, with a third on the floor. He moves the camera over to the pizzas.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Pizza. ''{pans to Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THAT'S THREE WEEKS OLD!

''{Strong Bad pans right to Coach Z, who is standing next to the kitchen area, while still making car sounds.''}

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, watch where you're pointin' that 3D!

''{Strong Bad moves past a recliner on his left, and the window and wooden horse and hush puppy signs on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...3D ...

''{He walks through the door; Strong Bad's room can be seen directly opposite, across the hall. He turns right, then left down another flight of stairs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witness my amazing videogame styles, in all three of the glorious Ds! ''{at the base of the stairs, he turns left, to see The Cheat standing on a washing machine to the right of a dryer, below the No Loafing sign}'' Hi, The Cheat.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Depth, ''{turns into the basement, facing the Trogdor arcade game, then pans left to the couch}'' dimension, and—

''{The music scratches to a stop as Homestar Runner appears from below.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad. I've got a low polygon count. ''{smiles}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —dumb idiots.

''{Cut to a blue screen with a crude representation of the Telltale Games logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' From the people who made that game "''Rabbitdog and Bunnyman''", ''{crude drawings of Sam and Max appear, respectively}'' and the geniuses responsible ''{the Videlectrix logo replaces the others, appearing with yellow stars}'' for "''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics''"—

''{An example of ''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics'' appears, featuring Trogdor burninating a schwa while two green-suited archers look on from the corners of the screen. "SCHWA!!!" flashes as the symbol turns to dust.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —comes a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure ''{a Wiimote spins onto the screen, spinning out to a Powered by The Cheat drawing of a Nintendo Wii on a wooden table}'' that will quite literally leave your Wii console ''{the Wiimote falls to the left of the Wii}'' a smoldering crater.

''{The Wii explodes in a mushroom cloud, leaving a smoldering crater; the Wiimote is knocked into the air, then falls down again. Red scrawled text appears on top of the scene: * GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY LeAVe YOUR Wii—''unreadable''—ter.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{voiceover}'' Game will not literally leave your Wii console a smoldering crater.

''{Red curtains close, then open again to reveal a pale blue background, which the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People logo flies into from the top. Music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Presenting ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the classroom, which is no longer in 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you want to get in on the ground floor of the cool abbreviations: ''SBCG4AP''! ''{letters appear as he says them, then the abbreviation acquires orange-yellow drop shadows}''

''{Return to the blue screen with the logo, now with the caption "coming soon".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er— you-ware.

''{Music stops, and the scene fades out, then back in to the back of Bubs' Concession Stand, where Strong Bad stands in the middle of Bubs, Strong Mad, Coach Z, The Cheat and Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah man, the Super FX chip, that red thing you stuck in the N64, Mode 7 — and they even had to invent Mode 8 just for this game!

''{Medium shot of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You seen any graphics yet?

''{Medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not yet, but I sent them this concept art, ''{holds up a piece of paper with a drawing of himself holding a big knife, standing next to The Cheat}'' and I'm pretty sure they're gonna stick close to my vision.

''{Close-up on the drawing, accompanied by heavy-metal chords. It features a heavily-built Strong Bad with robot legs, webbing between his torso and arms, wearing spiky armor on his left arm and wielding a big knife in his right hand. A spark runs between the extended tips of his mask. He has a vicious-looking, slender The Cheat on a chain-link leash with a studded collar. "learn more at telltalegames.com" appears at the bottom, alongside the "back" link.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Polygon mesh|Polygon count]] is the number of polygons being used for a 3D model. Low polygon count allows for fast rendering but reduces detail. As the viewer can see, Homestar's mouth does not appear to be moving in great detail.

===Trivia===
*This cartoon appears to be in 24 frames per second for the 3D cutscenes, instead of the usual 12. This makes the animation smoother and appear faster than usual, which explains why the characters' mouths move so fast. The last frame rate "substitute" was in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], when it was bumped up to 20 fps for a 3D effect.

===Remarks===
*The Flash file is hosted on Telltale Game's website, as seen [http://telltale.vo.llnwd.net/o15/videos/sbcg4ap/3Dtrailer.swf here].
*The link at the end of the ad, "[http://telltalegames.com/strongbad learn more at telltalegames.com]", was inactive at first but was activated soon after the cartoon's release.
*[[Strong Sad's Room|Strong Sad's room]] is now to the left of Strong Bad's computer desk, rather than to the right as seen in [[gimmicks]].
*The [[TV Time Toons Menu]] for [[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbcg4ap.swf|the toon]] is in its usual 12 frames per second, while it's 30 in the toon itself.
*This cartoon was the first of two promotional videos released on the same day to advertise ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'', the other being a [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]].
* In [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] and [[Sbemail 150?!?]], the computer room was one floor up from the couch. However, Strong Bad descends two sets of stairs to get to the couch, making it two stories down.
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old bent style.
*This is the first time that Strong Bad is seen interacting with the camera that he presumably uses, in the context of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] universe, to broadcast his "email show".

===Glitches===
*The cartoon will not load properly when viewed using the Wii's internet browser. Most of the scenes will show only a blank white screen and some of the texts in the entire cartoon are missing. Trogdor is missing during the Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics (but fire still burninates the schwa). The last scene doesn't show most of Bubs' Concession Stand, Strong Mad's body is missing (but his face and limbs are still showing) and only Coach Z's arms show up.

===Inside References===
*An application ending in .wad was used in the email [[secret identity]].
*In the drawing at the end, Strong Bad is holding a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]].
*The first 3D game Strong Bad pops up is similar to that of ''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]'', which first appeared in [[date]].
*Advertisements being pronounced as "ad-VER-tis-ments" first appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]].
*[[Minor Foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] and [[Minor Foods#Suge Brown|Suge Brown]] boxes appear on the counter in the kitchen.
*The "The Cheat, watch your freakin' back, Squeaky." picture and the wood burning of a horse from [[no loafing]] are on the wall in the living room
*The [[:Image:Trailer pony.PNG|"Born to Be Danged!!!"]] Unicorn on a snowmobile poster from [[portrait]] is hanging up in Strong Bad's Room.
*The Strong Bad character says "[[Crap|Holy crap!]]", which was previously referenced in [[rated]], for Strong Bad not saying it for over 4 years.
*Strong Bad pronounces "Bunnyman" as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Bunnym'n]]".
*The "schwa" sound (Trogdor's burninating sound effect) was previously referenced in [[from work]].
*The "GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY" message contains [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Mad stands by [[pizza]] boxes from [[The Pizz]].
*Strong Bad refers to his amazing videogame [[style]]s.
*The Wii [[Explosions|explodes]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:VidelectrixPoster.png|thumb|Now you're playing with power... Videlectrix power!]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Super FX|Super FX Chip]] was used in games like ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:StarFox (SNES)|Star Fox]]'' to provide sprite scaling and rotation.
*"N64" is an abbreviation of "[[Nintendo#Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]," Nintendo's first console capable of displaying 3D graphics using more advanced methods. The "red thing" Strong Bad mentions is the [[Wikipedia:Expansion Pak|Expansion Pak]], a memory enhancement add-on.
*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] originated on the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super NES video game console]], on which it describes a simple texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled, as if in 3D.
*The [[Videlectrix]] poster in the stairwell is a parody of an [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] [[:Image:NES poster Now You're Playing With Power.jpg|poster]] included with many games.
*Rabbit Dog and Bunny Man are the characters ''[[Wikipedia:Sam & Max|Sam and Max]]'', another game by [[Telltale Games]].
*The ".wad" extension of the first 3D game shown is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]], as used in games like [[Wikipedia:Doom (video game)|''Doom'']].
*There was an Atari 2600 in Strong Bad's room.

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbcg4ap.html|watch the advertisement for "''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''"]]
*[[Forum:13870|forum thread re: ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'' advertisement]]


{{SBCG4AP}}

Talk:rated

PolarBoy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:19:53 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Fists of One-Through-Twenty Four */

== Klown Kare ==
This page needs some serious klown kare, and not just the funny kind. No, I'm talking DEATH METAL KLOWN KARE! Y'know, cause I heard of this band with a clown mascot or sumtin. Whatever, just fix it! --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 11:19, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:The page doesn't look too bad to me, but I cleaned some of it up. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 11:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

::Could we also get a different image to match the current caption or give the current image a different caption? Seriously, the line is ''not'' said at that part, and you don't want the Bros. Chaps to use the current image when they post the email on Podstar Runner in the next few months, do ya? --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 14:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

== Missing Scene Transcript? ==
What about the scene that follows the film-rating screen where Strong Bad attempts to get into a movie he isn't old enough for, along with Bubs and Coach Z? This article seems to end just before that scene. What gives?
:on it, y'all --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 17:26, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

== Explaining the R ==

Does someone want to take a stab at explaining how this is kind of a twist on how before movie ratings had the NC-17 designation, they got an X rating, but there were XXX ratings as well, but there was never any official explanation to the public as to what the difference was between X, XX, and XXX? It really does seem to be based on this, as despite TBC's strong desire to not reference pornography directly, their blurry "RRR-movies" is clearly a reference to the early days of cable with the blocked out pornographic channels, which was also when the X vs XXX issue was public.--[[User:64.193.79.137|64.193.79.137]] 20:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
: For reference, there is not and never was an official "XXX" rating - according to Wikipedia (and some other source I read in the past) adult movie makers deliberately gave movies an "XXX rating" on their own to make their movies look even more enticing. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:38, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
::The only rating that exist is the X-rating. However, you have to pay money to have your movie be rated, so adult movie makers just add in an "XXX rating", both to make the movie exiciting, and to save money sending it over to the review board. Nobody has given an "XX"-rating movie, because it just sounds plain dumb.--[[User:149.169.205.74|149.169.205.74]] 18:22, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Right...I'm aware of both of those...but at the time, there were all sorts of unofficial explanations thrown around. (Remember, this is before wikipedia, this was back in the days when there wasn't a ready available source of answers on popculture.) And, at the time, explaining the difference between an X rated a XXX rated movie included all sorts of weird claims. Yes, it was pure advertising, but the assumption of those who were looking felt that there was some basis for the rating. And yes, I've never heard of a XX movie either, but in the urban legend explanation, I assure you, people were coming up with classifications for them. --[[User:64.193.79.137|64.193.79.137]] 20:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

== SB's dad? ==

I'm probably reading way too far into it, which is why I'm not putting it on any article, but how telling is it that he says Coach Z "only ''kinda''" looks like his mother, but says nothing about Bubs's [[Family Resemblence|resemblance]] to his father? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:31, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

== Posters ==

yo's, can somebody start trivia-ing and inside reference-ing the movie posters? --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 17:34, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
: Aren't the movie posters the same ones as the RRR-rated movies SB had only just mentioned? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
: Oh, oh, OOOOOOHHHHHH!!! You meant the people ON the posters. Wight, wight. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:44, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
::Yes, but there seem to be some hidden jokes there. For example, I did catch [[Cherry Greg]] listed in the credits of one film. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:45, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:::I also caught [[A. Chimendez]] on one of them. I think it was the second. -{{User:YK/sig}} 17:49, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

== Fists of One-Through-Twenty Four ==

would the fists of knuckles series be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Rocky (film series)|rocky]], which is not only a fighting series, but is the prototypical--and unless i am mistaken, the most made-fun-of--"too many sequels" series...? --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 18:54, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:I think it's more a reference the the myriad kung fu films with some variation on [http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=fist+of|"fist of..."] for a title. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 21:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

== Coach Z, fuh-ree-kee! ==

Coach Z ''really'' wants to be a mom doesn't he? First it was [[garage sale|garbage sale]] and now this! He is ''confuuuuuused!''

-Alex H.

== Scrambled ==

has anybody unscrambled the image on the tv at the end? I don't even know if it's possible, but it looks like there's a puppy in it.[[User:64.244.131.194|64.244.131.194]]
:[[Image:Blurry TV Screen.PNG|thumb|right]]
:Here's two images from the decompiled Flash file. That's as good as they get in the actual toon. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:57, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

::The top one looks like it has Trogdor's beefy arm in it, and the bottom one reminds me of the snowman from the [[Wikipedia:ClayFighter|ClayFighter]] series. I'm sure they're both coincidences, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:28, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:::If you invert the colours, the image becomes more clear. A minotaur-like man weilding a bone against a black-haired fellow in jeans can be pieced together from both pictures. They need to be, um, degaussed or something to fully restructure them. Something that requires technology beyond my grasp. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:31, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen slightly undistorted.png|thumb|right]]
::::Mmmyeah, one can even make out which Chap is in the picture when you undistort it slightly. Someone with better tools or skillz than me should get to work on this.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:38, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::Hm... Minotaur-like man? Weilding a club? Against a man? On Homestar Runner? Asking many question fragments? Or is that me? Anyway, mayhap it's from [[Peasant's Quest Trailer]]? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::For reference, when I hit the "edit" button to reply to that, the slightly-unscrambled picture wasn't present. I'm not entirely sure whether I was right or wrong with my guess, seeing it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:45, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

::::::It's Kerrek! Check out around 3524 in the PQ's Trailer! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:49, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::And the bad cable smote the Kerrek, and all was laid to staticnation. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Though Kerrek looks a LOT less menacing in that picture than I usually imagine him. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Mayeb that's why we only see him in extreme close-up in the trailer.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:24, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::What I think it is, it's just Mike (or some other actor?) with the Kerrek head costume menacing Matt in the peasant robe, holding Jhonka's bone. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 22:25, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::I went into photoshop and fixed it a bit more -- THe Kerrek isn't the one holding the bone, it's Matt that's holding it. I went ahead and replaced the image with my version. [[User:Yadaman|Yadaman]] 12:10, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::Nice work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:35, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

== Rating card confusion ==

Um, it says in the Trivia section that green rating screens are only for G-rated screens. [http://www.souleropposite.com/images/mpaa.gif Not true]. --[[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 21:14, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
:Noted and removed. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:20, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

It's still not quite accurate. The green cards are given when the trailer itself is approved for all audiences, even if the movie is PG or R rated. Red (and yellow) cards are for instances where the ''trailer'' is restricted.

:Good point. A side-note, the band, in this case, should actually be yellow. Since previews for "certain audiences" (as stated in toon) or "age-restricted" (as in real life) previews on the internet are this way. However, it's hard to even state that as this rating card says "the following FILM" instead of "the following PREVIEW" as it should. Multiple non-important errors are present in that card. But not really a big issue. The current revision of this Trivia tid-bit is fine. {{User:Joshr915/sig}} 21:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

::Except that it's factually incorrect. Updating. [[User:Wfaulk|Wfaulk]] 23:24, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

:::Hold on a second here. The rating screen is NOT for a trailer. It's for the actual movie. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:33, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

The trailer rating card color is in reference to the trailer's appropriateness. An R-rated movie could get a green card if the content is appropriate for play with films of any rating. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_%28film%29 or the movie "This Film is Not Yet Rated."

:Above comment, ID your responses, thank you. The current revision is totally incorrect. The card itself states it is appropriate for 'certain audiences' although not to be taken seriously, literally it is incorrect. As stated on wikipedia, internet trailers for only certain audiences (age appropriate) are to be yellow. I suggest total removal of this item as people can't seem to get the correct information here. And as Jay states above, this isn't really a rating for a PREVIEW it is for a FILM. The Film as a whole. Again, removal would avoid any further confusion and debate. UPDATE: Removed and noted as such. {{User:Joshr915/sig}} 15:41, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::I would have to wholeheartedly disagree. I view the humor in Homestar as very similar to the way I view the humor in [http://www.xkcd.com XKCD]; and I think the wiki facilitates that. What I mean is, I don't know how many times I've 'kipediaed the punchline of and xkcd comic about programing or science or whatnot, and actually learned something practical. I have never felt the need to google something that was referenced on H*R because I always knew that I could ''use'' the wiki, as well as contribute to it. I think this information is something worth noting for the simple facts that it is:
# Interesting
# Factually Accurate
# Relevant to the Cartoon

It is important, nay, necessary for the continued useful of this Wiki that facts such as the one in question stand. If I can't find out about the colors used for different ratings of movie trailers on HRWiki, what hope is there left for this community. {{User:Flashfight/sig}}15:58, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

:The problem with item #2 is that different users' understanding of the wikipedia entry is different. It's technically an internet trailer not for all audiences so shouldn't it be yellow? But wait, it's not labeled as a PREVIEW, but the card is labeled as a FILM rating (RRR). The errors in this card make any logical comparison to a real life rating card impossible, hence why I suggested removal. In the case of this card, the color can be whatever the Brothers Chaps want it to be since it is not formatted like an official mpaa rating card. This fact makes any trivia we insert, incorrect no matter what info we put in it. I also recommend adding an 'in-progress' or 'being debated' banner (unsure if hrwiki has the debate banner) to this section so it is not constantly being changed back and forth. The item should remain off until the debate is settled. {{User:Joshr915/sig}} 16:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

=== Neutral Wording ===
While we don't have a debate banner, to my knowledge, I would have to say that the information you just laid out, about the MPAA color system, about how this is a preview banner not a film banner, is exactly of the ilk that would make a good fact. {{User:Flashfight/sig}} 16:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

:Not a bad idea. A properly neutral trivia point could be nice. Something along the lines of "This toon uses a variation of the MPAA rating card (<-link) used for movie trailers." That, of course, could be expanded to include more info, or one could just rely on the wikipedia link to provide the info. Anyone feel free to expand on this idea, just don't use my exact quote please. Thanks {{User:Joshr915/sig}} 16:45, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Hmm, now we get down to wordsmithing. Maybe something along the lines of
*The Rating Card used is model after that of the <'kipedia link> Motion Picture Association of America </'kipdedia link>; however the colorized cards are used for trailers, as opposed to films themselves.
**Also, the rating of 'certain audiences' would suggest a restricted rating, which are colored in either yellow or red, as opposed to the unrestricted green used here.
Actually, I kinda hate that wording, but I'm going to throw it on the page, and we can tweak it from there. {{User:Flashfight/sig}} 16:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
:Nice! That's not at all bad. I think it is quite neutral. Nicely done. It could be tightened up somewhat I think, but I'll let you ponder that since this is your quote. Again, I like it. Oh, and of note, I fixed a small typo, 'model' to 'modeled.' {{User:Joshr915/sig}} 17:14, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

== Come Back When You're All Growed Up ==

Is it a Rugrats reference? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:20, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
:Could you explain what about this is referencing The Rugrats? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::The Rugrats had another series a few years ago under the premise that the Rugrats had grown up to become preteens. The name of the program was called something like "Rugrats: All Growed Up" {{User:Flashfight/sig}}
:::It was called [[Wikipedia:All Grown Up!|All Grown Up!]], but the Rugrats special it was based on was called [[Wikipedia:All Growed Up|All Growed Up]]. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Hmm... I guess. On one hand, it can go right into the [[Nickelodeon]], but on the other, it's not one of the classics that TBC probably growed up watching. I'm on the fence on this one. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:08, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

== Perhaps a delete-heads reference? ==

the easter egg with strong sad and homsar a delete-heads refance perhaps?
:In what conceivable way? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:53, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::That was my first impression upon viewing this, it was very clear that Gron Sad and Homsar [both card carrying Deleteheads] are engaged in fan clubery. Whether that's worth a mention of not is debateable, but I definitely agree that the connection is there. {{User:Flashfight/sig}}
:::Homsar and Strong Sad are friends way before we ever saw the Delete-Heads. So unless they are wearing their hats, I think think it is safe to say it is not a reference. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:01, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Interesting talk thread though. There's nothing in the toon to pin it down, but it's an interesting thought. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:02, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

== What is that fweaking wooowd? ==

I hear Bu-hubs say "Trina," not "Gena" (which I've never seen spelled as anything but "Gina" anyway). I was thinking it went along with the Women's Pen (etc. etc.) star, but that poster may have just biased my hearing. Can somebody with better tech skills or more-awakeness than me slow down the audio and check? In the meantime, I'm-a gonna change it m'self. -- {{User:Onamuji/sig}} 14:23, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

== e.email cummings ==

Does <big> anyone</big> else think we should put SB's erratic typing into a sender's-email-style box, to accurately depict the erraticness (erraticity? errata? Erik Estrada?)? We don't really have a precedent for him doing this sort of thing, unless you count when he typed in different fonts to pretend to be legions of screaming girls. I'd argue that this example is considerably different from that one, though. Unfortunately, I'm not enough of a computer genius man to format wiki font in that way. Anybody agree it should be done/up to the task? -- {{User:Onamuji/sig}} 14:41, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
: Yeah, I'd agree for what its worth. -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 15:29, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
::Well, Sausage King, your concurrence leads me to believe that, without any dissent, this is a worthwhile endeavor. However, I am a bit worried how it will effect the readability. I would say that the best course of action would be to have someone actually create the page you're talking about, either in the [[HRWIKI:Sandbox|Sandbox]] or on a personal sub-page. {{User:Flashfight/sig}} 15:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

== Green rating screen ==

This is quite enough appearances to merit a template, right? Somebody, am I ri-am I wrong? John Adams said so! --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 20:37, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Blubb-O's Commercial

PolarBoy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:36:42 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Hamboiger? */

== milk/melt ==

being the contentious person i am, i suggest homestar says "meltshake" instead of "milkshake" a la [[road trip]]. anyone else hear that? --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 15:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

actually, i'm sure of it, so i'm changing it. --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 16:18, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:it is unequivocally "melt"... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::done and done --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 17:03, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

== Teen Girl Squad? ==
I Think The Isosceles Fish Sandwich Is A Referance To a breadtangle, breadpazoid, breadallelogram, and brhombus of pizza From Teen Girl Squad Issue 8-http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php/User:Userunknown
:I don't see how. All those things have 4 sides (not 3), and also aren't real shapes (isosceles is). [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 16:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't see how, but I agree in that I think they are unrelated. -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 01:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::This is also fish, not bread. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

==Coach Z==

Could someone update Coach Z's more than 2 Problems? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:With what, pray tell? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:57, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::What he did while in the whale costume? I don't know what to categorize it under. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:40, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::He didn't do anything problematic... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:43, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Aside from tell somme kids he would chop off their legs. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::I think he's just getting the sever your leg line wrong. {{User:The Teach!/Twig}}

==Hamboiger?==

I hear an 'r' in Bub's pronunciation of hambroiger in the easter egg, where currently there is no 'r' in the transcript. Anyone else in agreement? -CaseyEllo

:Hmm... I hear "hamblioger." I don't know... it's kind of like arguing over some of the Coack Z-isms. --[[Image:qod_22_-_reynold.PNG|20px]] [[User:Lelila|lelila]] [[User_talk:Lelila|(talk)]] 19:21, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

I just have watched this once... but I think I hear "hambloiger"--[[User:Pistols For Pandas|P.F.P. is the greatest]] 22:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:I've definately heard hambroiger... {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

I think it is just "hamboiger", actually. It's kinda deceptive, really. The first time, I heard bloiger, and on a subsequent time I heard "broiger", but after repeated listenings, I think the "oi" is just playing tricks on our ears. It seems to be just "boiger" -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 01:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I hear "broiger". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::I listened to it about 15 times, and I still can't make up my mind. I've distinctively heard it all three ways at least once. SOMETHING in Bubs' speech is playing tricks on our ears. But I think I'm leaning more towards broiger.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::...so, how long before this line makes [[Quote of the Week]]? -{{User:YK/sig}} 18:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Dang, you are like so right about that. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Actually, now I hear "bloiger". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 20:01, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::Turn it way up: it's "boiger". What's throwing you off is all the guttural stuff going on in Bubs' Louis-Armstrong-parody of a voice. Either way it should at least match between this page and the one about [["er"_pronounced_as_"oi"|"er" pronounced as "oi"]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 17:34, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

== The Announcer ==

I think the announcer that was heard in this toon deserves his own page now. He has had five appearances if you include the one in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]], which I would count. I think the page name should maybe be something like [[Cold Ones Announcer]] because of his first appearance. Any thoughts or page name ideas? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

:That's why I've got [[Generic Announcers|this page right here]] so users can find out when the announcers, especially the one heard in this short, show up. I even included the link to [[Unseen Characters]] on the bottom. Now as for that "Blubb-O's" announcer deserving his own page, I've been considering taking a somewhat different approach to telling numerous announcers apart. For practice, we might feature a little list like this:
'''Batman-Style Announcer''' — appears in [[fingers]], [[alternate universe]], [[Accent]], [[cliffhangers]] 
'''Cheat Commandos Announcer''' — appears in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], [[Cheat Commandos...O's]], [[Shopping for Danger]], [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] 
'''Profit Announcer''' — appears in [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]], [[theme song]] 
'''Urban-type Announcer''' — appears in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|TGS Issue 13]], [[diorama]] 
'''Cold Ones (and Blubb-O's?) Announcer''' — appears (in a tough-guy-like voice) in [[business trip]], [[buried]], and (in an easy, low voice) in [[nightlife]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]], and [[Blubb-O's Commercial]].

:You get the idea. --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 20:27, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Coach Z and Strong Sad ==

''The conversation was moved to [[Category talk:Character Relationships#Coach Z and Strong Sad]] since it beared no relevance to this article.''

==Easter Egg==

I heard Tennis Back. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 04:32, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:"Cash Back" sounds right to me--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:55, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::"Cash back" here, too. "Would you like cash back?" is a fairly common phrase used by cashiers, and "Would you like tennis back?" would be strange in a [[Senor Cardgage]] way rather than a [[Drive-Thru Whale]] way. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 23:11, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Then again, the Drive-Thru whale does speak in rather Senor Cardgage-ish terms. However, I hear "cash back" as well. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 23:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== TRIANGLE??? ==

Under "Explanations", it says, "as well as the fact that breaded fish used in sandwiches are usually cut in a triangular shape."
However, this isn't correct. Most fish cuts used in fast food sandwiches are square, not triangular. {{unsigned|69.92.186.96|21:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)}}
:Agreed. This is the kind of thing you should '''be bold''' and fix or remove, so go for it. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 04:46, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, good. You did. While I wasn't looking. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 04:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Benihana? ==

I think this reference needs STUFFing. I've never heard of this restaurant before now, and I couldn't find any vegetable-flying references on their website (or on the Wikipedia article). Also, I'm pretty sure I've seen that type of vegetable washing and chopping effect on other commercials for fast-food restaurants. Can't remember which ones off the top of my head though. --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 05:21, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I've been to a similar restaurant and if the vegetables were washed it was before I got there. They were chopped, though, only a moment before they were given to me. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:39, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::I'm not aware of a Benihana ad that features mid-air vegetable slicing, and I'm fairly sure the chefs would rarely, if ever, do this in the restaurant. I've been to plenty of similar hibachi restaurants, and the closest I've seen is breaking an egg by throwing it across the edge of a turner. However, the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blubb-O%27s_Commercial&diff=550182&oldid=550178 reversion of the Benihana fact] invoked TTATOT and only gave one example. Haven't we stopped doing this yet?! One false association and one legit association do not make a TTATOT!
::The legit association ironically mentioned in the same edit comment is a Burger King commercial from the early 1990s. I remember that commercial, although I couldn't state with absolute certainty whether it was Burger King or McDonald's. Either way, this bit is a ''direct'' rip-off. Solid black background, cascading sheet of water with vegetables passing through it in slow motion, followed by kitchen knives slicing them in mid-air. It's exactly the same. I remember the slices then landing slowly and perfectly on the waiting patty, and I also remember idly wondering how the onions became rings when they were only sliced once. I just wish I could find a copy of it online for reference.
::I'm adding the fact in as a direct reference to the Burger King commercial. If anyone remembers better than I do that it was a different restaurant, fix it, but please do not remove it as TTATOT unless you can cite at least two specific commercials that are equally similar to the toon. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 20:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::And again removed as TTATOT with no further examples. Thanks, Wbwolf. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:26, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Listen, a lot of commercials do montages like that, it's not specific at all to burger king. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:28, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::What I'm saying is that there was a single commercial that this one mimics shot-for-shot. Exactly the same background, layout, and action. Probably even the same vegetables. It's extremely unlikely that there was more than one ''that'' similar to this toon, because there would have been lawsuits. I remember the visuals vividly; am I the only one?
:::::But more to the point, still no other specific examples of commercials similar to this have been given. One person remembers one source that's exactly the same, while multiple people supposedly know multiple sources that are vaguely the same, but can't be bothered to say what they are? How does that qualify as TTATOT? Do you really know other commercials that have shots of vegetables flying through a sheet of water followed by shots of them being sliced midair? I'll be overjoyed to put this to rest if you do. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::You claim that it is exactly hte same, right down to the background. Is there a youtube vid of it somewhere that we can use for comparison? If this is true that it is EXACTLY the same, then i'll concede. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:20, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::I wish, but I looked hard and found neither video nor screenshots. If no one else remembers this ad and seconds me, then it is conceivable I've just lost my mind. I lost it pretty good, though. I think it was from that period when Burger King was doing commercials that were shots of food over 70's and 80's songs (like "Good Morning, Starshine" and "I Melt With You"), because it was certainly a similar visual style. But on the other hand I seem to remember it had a voiceover (which those did generally did not), so it may have been earlier. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

==I'm disappointed.==
Seriously, nobody caught the Spinal Tap reference? For shame. -[[User:Pat|Pat]] 14:12, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I had to think hard to figure out what you were talking about, and I'm a huge Spinal Tap fan. It's the sandwich called the "New Original". One of Tap's numerous former band names was "The New Originals", which they changed from "The Originals" when they discovered it was already taken. This "reference" is oblique enough that it will probably get killed, but I'll go ahead and try it anyway. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 21:07, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Relanquish ==

Do you think the whale said "Relanquish your pipes" or "Relinquish your pipes"? I think Relanquish makes more sense in this situation, because of the inaudibility of the drive-thru whale. [[User:Unbalanced|Unbalanced]] 17:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I listened to it three times, and i just hear "relinquish" every time... i think this relanquish business just started because whoever did the transcript misspelled it... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:53, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::i don't know, i hear "relanquish", especially when strong bad repeats it --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 06:03, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== The Cheat's right arm ==

I believe I mentioned this in the forum already, but did anyone notice the way he was handling the harpoon? Is that even normal? If not, can it be placed in the remarks section? --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 20:33, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

==What Homestar says==

I thought it was Plastic Blubb-O's. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 20:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I heard "Welcome to back to Blubb-O's". And as me and 2 others reminded you on your talk page, you are not allowed to reply with another header. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:22, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::D'oh! I only use this website weekly, so I forget. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 21:49, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Nice to know you listened. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:52, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Perhaps it's "Welcome to Classic Blubb-O's". If the restaurant is one of the first established, you will today find the word "classic" in its name. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:Definitely "Welcome the crap to Blubb-O's" in my opinion. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 23:14, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Isoceles Sandwich??? ==

The fish triangle in the picture is not isoceles. It's equilateral so is that a goof?
: It actually ''is'' an isosceles triangle. Equilateral triangles have three equal sides, isosceles have to. The edge to the farthest left is shorter. --[[Image:qod_22_-_reynold.PNG|20px]] [[User:Lelila|lelila]] [[User_talk:Lelila|(talk)]] 22:57, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::Actually, an equilateral triangle is both equilateral and iscosceles. An iscosceles triangle has '''at least''' two sides congruent. An equilateral triangle has all three sides equal. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::How come there's no real-world reference to the fact that some restaurants use a different shape for the patties other than a circle? Like [[wikipedia:Wendy's|Wendy's]] hamburger patties being square? --[[User:66.82.9.103|66.82.9.103]] 01:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::It's because this is a fish sandwich, not a hamburger. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:13, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

==Whalespeak==

Could someone do an analysis of what this whale says? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:Actually, I was planning to do that one sometime around, say, the first of next month. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:49, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::That's perfect, since you'll have a free subpage, as soon as the Cardgage one gets moved into namespace :P -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 05:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== Thick 'n Nasty ==

The Thick 'n Nasty is quite clearly a reference to the Big 'n Tasty sandwich from McDonald's. I'm just not sure how best to say this on the article page.
:I aggree. Big N' Tasty is obvious, and Thickburger is very likely. Someone was pushing it with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blubb-O%27s_Commercial&diff=prev&oldid=550387 Thick-and-Hearty], but I think the original wording was fine: "The name of the Thick 'n Nasty burger is a reference to both the [[Wikipedia:Hardee's|Hardee's]] Thickburger and McDonald's [[Wikipedia:Big N' Tasty|Big N' Tasty]] burger."--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::I disagree... maybe the big n tasty is a reference, but i don't think the other ones are. People are always advertizing think burgers... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::Hardee's is Carl's Jr. for those west of the Missourri. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Blubb-O's Commercial

PolarBoy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:34:38 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Hamboiger? */

== milk/melt ==

being the contentious person i am, i suggest homestar says "meltshake" instead of "milkshake" a la [[road trip]]. anyone else hear that? --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 15:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

actually, i'm sure of it, so i'm changing it. --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 16:18, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:it is unequivocally "melt"... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::done and done --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 17:03, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

== Teen Girl Squad? ==
I Think The Isosceles Fish Sandwich Is A Referance To a breadtangle, breadpazoid, breadallelogram, and brhombus of pizza From Teen Girl Squad Issue 8-http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php/User:Userunknown
:I don't see how. All those things have 4 sides (not 3), and also aren't real shapes (isosceles is). [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 16:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't see how, but I agree in that I think they are unrelated. -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 01:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::This is also fish, not bread. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

==Coach Z==

Could someone update Coach Z's more than 2 Problems? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:With what, pray tell? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:57, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::What he did while in the whale costume? I don't know what to categorize it under. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:40, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::He didn't do anything problematic... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:43, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Aside from tell somme kids he would chop off their legs. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::I think he's just getting the sever your leg line wrong. {{User:The Teach!/Twig}}

==Hamboiger?==

I hear an 'r' in Bub's pronunciation of hambroiger in the easter egg, where currently there is no 'r' in the transcript. Anyone else in agreement? -CaseyEllo

:Hmm... I hear "hamblioger." I don't know... it's kind of like arguing over some of the Coack Z-isms. --[[Image:qod_22_-_reynold.PNG|20px]] [[User:Lelila|lelila]] [[User_talk:Lelila|(talk)]] 19:21, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

I just have watched this once... but I think I hear "hambloiger"--[[User:Pistols For Pandas|P.F.P. is the greatest]] 22:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:I've definately heard hambroiger... {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

I think it is just "hamboiger", actually. It's kinda deceptive, really. The first time, I heard bloiger, and on a subsequent time I heard "broiger", but after repeated listenings, I think the "oi" is just playing tricks on our ears. It seems to be just "boiger" -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 01:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I hear "broiger". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::I listened to it about 15 times, and I still can't make up my mind. I've distinctively heard it all three ways at least once. SOMETHING in Bubs' speech is playing tricks on our ears. But I think I'm leaning more towards broiger.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::...so, how long before this line makes [[Quote of the Week]]? -{{User:YK/sig}} 18:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Dang, you are like so right about that. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Actually, now I hear "bloiger". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 20:01, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::Turn it way up: it's "boiger". Either way it should at least match between this page and the one about [["er"_pronounced_as_"oi"|"er" pronounced as "oi"]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 17:34, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

== The Announcer ==

I think the announcer that was heard in this toon deserves his own page now. He has had five appearances if you include the one in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]], which I would count. I think the page name should maybe be something like [[Cold Ones Announcer]] because of his first appearance. Any thoughts or page name ideas? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

:That's why I've got [[Generic Announcers|this page right here]] so users can find out when the announcers, especially the one heard in this short, show up. I even included the link to [[Unseen Characters]] on the bottom. Now as for that "Blubb-O's" announcer deserving his own page, I've been considering taking a somewhat different approach to telling numerous announcers apart. For practice, we might feature a little list like this:
'''Batman-Style Announcer''' — appears in [[fingers]], [[alternate universe]], [[Accent]], [[cliffhangers]] 
'''Cheat Commandos Announcer''' — appears in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], [[Cheat Commandos...O's]], [[Shopping for Danger]], [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] 
'''Profit Announcer''' — appears in [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]], [[theme song]] 
'''Urban-type Announcer''' — appears in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|TGS Issue 13]], [[diorama]] 
'''Cold Ones (and Blubb-O's?) Announcer''' — appears (in a tough-guy-like voice) in [[business trip]], [[buried]], and (in an easy, low voice) in [[nightlife]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]], and [[Blubb-O's Commercial]].

:You get the idea. --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 20:27, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Coach Z and Strong Sad ==

''The conversation was moved to [[Category talk:Character Relationships#Coach Z and Strong Sad]] since it beared no relevance to this article.''

==Easter Egg==

I heard Tennis Back. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 04:32, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:"Cash Back" sounds right to me--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:55, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::"Cash back" here, too. "Would you like cash back?" is a fairly common phrase used by cashiers, and "Would you like tennis back?" would be strange in a [[Senor Cardgage]] way rather than a [[Drive-Thru Whale]] way. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 23:11, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Then again, the Drive-Thru whale does speak in rather Senor Cardgage-ish terms. However, I hear "cash back" as well. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 23:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== TRIANGLE??? ==

Under "Explanations", it says, "as well as the fact that breaded fish used in sandwiches are usually cut in a triangular shape."
However, this isn't correct. Most fish cuts used in fast food sandwiches are square, not triangular. {{unsigned|69.92.186.96|21:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)}}
:Agreed. This is the kind of thing you should '''be bold''' and fix or remove, so go for it. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 04:46, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, good. You did. While I wasn't looking. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 04:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Benihana? ==

I think this reference needs STUFFing. I've never heard of this restaurant before now, and I couldn't find any vegetable-flying references on their website (or on the Wikipedia article). Also, I'm pretty sure I've seen that type of vegetable washing and chopping effect on other commercials for fast-food restaurants. Can't remember which ones off the top of my head though. --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 05:21, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I've been to a similar restaurant and if the vegetables were washed it was before I got there. They were chopped, though, only a moment before they were given to me. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:39, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::I'm not aware of a Benihana ad that features mid-air vegetable slicing, and I'm fairly sure the chefs would rarely, if ever, do this in the restaurant. I've been to plenty of similar hibachi restaurants, and the closest I've seen is breaking an egg by throwing it across the edge of a turner. However, the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blubb-O%27s_Commercial&diff=550182&oldid=550178 reversion of the Benihana fact] invoked TTATOT and only gave one example. Haven't we stopped doing this yet?! One false association and one legit association do not make a TTATOT!
::The legit association ironically mentioned in the same edit comment is a Burger King commercial from the early 1990s. I remember that commercial, although I couldn't state with absolute certainty whether it was Burger King or McDonald's. Either way, this bit is a ''direct'' rip-off. Solid black background, cascading sheet of water with vegetables passing through it in slow motion, followed by kitchen knives slicing them in mid-air. It's exactly the same. I remember the slices then landing slowly and perfectly on the waiting patty, and I also remember idly wondering how the onions became rings when they were only sliced once. I just wish I could find a copy of it online for reference.
::I'm adding the fact in as a direct reference to the Burger King commercial. If anyone remembers better than I do that it was a different restaurant, fix it, but please do not remove it as TTATOT unless you can cite at least two specific commercials that are equally similar to the toon. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 20:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::And again removed as TTATOT with no further examples. Thanks, Wbwolf. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:26, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Listen, a lot of commercials do montages like that, it's not specific at all to burger king. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:28, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::What I'm saying is that there was a single commercial that this one mimics shot-for-shot. Exactly the same background, layout, and action. Probably even the same vegetables. It's extremely unlikely that there was more than one ''that'' similar to this toon, because there would have been lawsuits. I remember the visuals vividly; am I the only one?
:::::But more to the point, still no other specific examples of commercials similar to this have been given. One person remembers one source that's exactly the same, while multiple people supposedly know multiple sources that are vaguely the same, but can't be bothered to say what they are? How does that qualify as TTATOT? Do you really know other commercials that have shots of vegetables flying through a sheet of water followed by shots of them being sliced midair? I'll be overjoyed to put this to rest if you do. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::You claim that it is exactly hte same, right down to the background. Is there a youtube vid of it somewhere that we can use for comparison? If this is true that it is EXACTLY the same, then i'll concede. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:20, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::I wish, but I looked hard and found neither video nor screenshots. If no one else remembers this ad and seconds me, then it is conceivable I've just lost my mind. I lost it pretty good, though. I think it was from that period when Burger King was doing commercials that were shots of food over 70's and 80's songs (like "Good Morning, Starshine" and "I Melt With You"), because it was certainly a similar visual style. But on the other hand I seem to remember it had a voiceover (which those did generally did not), so it may have been earlier. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

==I'm disappointed.==
Seriously, nobody caught the Spinal Tap reference? For shame. -[[User:Pat|Pat]] 14:12, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I had to think hard to figure out what you were talking about, and I'm a huge Spinal Tap fan. It's the sandwich called the "New Original". One of Tap's numerous former band names was "The New Originals", which they changed from "The Originals" when they discovered it was already taken. This "reference" is oblique enough that it will probably get killed, but I'll go ahead and try it anyway. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 21:07, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Relanquish ==

Do you think the whale said "Relanquish your pipes" or "Relinquish your pipes"? I think Relanquish makes more sense in this situation, because of the inaudibility of the drive-thru whale. [[User:Unbalanced|Unbalanced]] 17:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I listened to it three times, and i just hear "relinquish" every time... i think this relanquish business just started because whoever did the transcript misspelled it... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:53, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::i don't know, i hear "relanquish", especially when strong bad repeats it --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman (Neumannz)]] 06:03, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== The Cheat's right arm ==

I believe I mentioned this in the forum already, but did anyone notice the way he was handling the harpoon? Is that even normal? If not, can it be placed in the remarks section? --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 20:33, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

==What Homestar says==

I thought it was Plastic Blubb-O's. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 20:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:I heard "Welcome to back to Blubb-O's". And as me and 2 others reminded you on your talk page, you are not allowed to reply with another header. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:22, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::D'oh! I only use this website weekly, so I forget. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 21:49, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Nice to know you listened. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:52, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Perhaps it's "Welcome to Classic Blubb-O's". If the restaurant is one of the first established, you will today find the word "classic" in its name. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:Definitely "Welcome the crap to Blubb-O's" in my opinion. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 23:14, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

== Isoceles Sandwich??? ==

The fish triangle in the picture is not isoceles. It's equilateral so is that a goof?
: It actually ''is'' an isosceles triangle. Equilateral triangles have three equal sides, isosceles have to. The edge to the farthest left is shorter. --[[Image:qod_22_-_reynold.PNG|20px]] [[User:Lelila|lelila]] [[User_talk:Lelila|(talk)]] 22:57, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::Actually, an equilateral triangle is both equilateral and iscosceles. An iscosceles triangle has '''at least''' two sides congruent. An equilateral triangle has all three sides equal. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::How come there's no real-world reference to the fact that some restaurants use a different shape for the patties other than a circle? Like [[wikipedia:Wendy's|Wendy's]] hamburger patties being square? --[[User:66.82.9.103|66.82.9.103]] 01:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::::It's because this is a fish sandwich, not a hamburger. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:13, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

==Whalespeak==

Could someone do an analysis of what this whale says? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:Actually, I was planning to do that one sometime around, say, the first of next month. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:49, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::That's perfect, since you'll have a free subpage, as soon as the Cardgage one gets moved into namespace :P -[[User:DAGRON|DAGRON]] 05:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

== Thick 'n Nasty ==

The Thick 'n Nasty is quite clearly a reference to the Big 'n Tasty sandwich from McDonald's. I'm just not sure how best to say this on the article page.
:I aggree. Big N' Tasty is obvious, and Thickburger is very likely. Someone was pushing it with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blubb-O%27s_Commercial&diff=prev&oldid=550387 Thick-and-Hearty], but I think the original wording was fine: "The name of the Thick 'n Nasty burger is a reference to both the [[Wikipedia:Hardee's|Hardee's]] Thickburger and McDonald's [[Wikipedia:Big N' Tasty|Big N' Tasty]] burger."--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::I disagree... maybe the big n tasty is a reference, but i don't think the other ones are. People are always advertizing think burgers... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::Hardee's is Carl's Jr. for those west of the Missourri. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Where's an Egg?

PolarBoy — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:24:16 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real-World References */

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|Where's an Egg? box art]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' Monday, July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find an egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where an egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up an egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are three other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. If you ask a suspect about anything after shooting him, he will respond with a red cross. Also, if you ask a suspect about an egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of an egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of an egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. For example, if they give you information about an egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of an egg that they give is correct as well.

The above method can be modified by first asking about the first person or item you have seen, then if the suspect answers correctly, ask about an egg. Continue asking all the suspects the same question until you find a person who gives a correct answer and knows about an egg. If none are found, revisit your first person and ask about an egg. Then simply find the culprit and shoot them.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of an egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has an egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Suspects, locations, and items are randomly assigned for each game.
===Suspects===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png | <center>Blonde woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png | <center>Blue hat man</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png | <center>Butcher</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png | <center>Butler</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png | <center>[[John McEnroe]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png | <center>[[Kid Speedy]]/[[Ron Cumberdale]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png | <center>Mechanic </center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png | <center>Old Woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png | <center>Red hat man</center>
</gallery>

===Locations===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png | <center>Aquarium</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png | <center>Art museum</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png | <center>Bank</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png | <center>Beach</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png | <center> Bridge</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png | <center> City</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png | <center> Desert</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png | <center> Icy mountains</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png | <center> Park</center>
</gallery>
===Items===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Egg.png | <center>An egg</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png | <center>[[Alcohol|Beer]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png | <center>Bomb</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png | <center>Cat</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png | <center>Gym bag</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png | <center>Pencil</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png | <center>Potted plant</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png | <center>Slingshot</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png | <center>Strawberry</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png | <center>Wrench</center>
</gallery>

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have an egg, the game ends. The character who did have an egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in the icy mountains wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has an egg, a uniformed man (probably [[Wikipedia:Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]) awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901–940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941–970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have an egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].
*If you manage to get an egg before the timer starts, though it's at 1000, it will say "000", but when you get the badge, it says "999".
*In every game, there are either three or four suspects who tell the truth, and either three or four suspects who will give an answer when asked about an egg. Three is more common in both cases. 

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.
*Although the Videlectrix description suggests that an egg may be in "Mancuso's garage", a garage is not one of the locations in the game.
**Although mere specualation, at some point, the garage might have been a location, as a mechanic is in the game.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the suspects [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]].
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Ron Cumberdale]] from [[Peasant's Quest]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early Carmen Sandiego games.
*The music at the beginning of the game accompanying the Videlectrix logo is from the traditional Russian [[Wikipedia:The Volga Boatmen's Song|Song of the Volga Boatmen]].
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.
**The congratulation scene is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Game_Boy|Game Boy]] and [[Wikipedia:NES|NES]] versions of [[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]] (A game that is famous for having come out of Russia), in which the player was shown rocket and shuttle lauches of spacecraft at the end of a game depending on how well he did.

===Translations===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Location !! Message !! Transliteration !! Translation !! Notes
|-
| Loading screen || телевизионный электрический || televizzionniy elektricheskii || Videlectrix || ''Literally:'' "televisual electric"
|-
| Title || Где – Яицо? || Gde Yaitso? || Where's an egg? || Russian has no article, so it is impossible to make a distinction between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase (an action from an object) instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
|-
| Inscription above the columns of the gray building || берег || Bereg || Bank || The word has the sense of "riverbank", as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be "банк" (Bank).
|-
| When you discover who had an egg || виновник || vinovnik || criminal ''or'' guilty person ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you win the game || поздравление || pozdravlenie || congratulations ||
|-
| ЛЕНИН || LENIN || [[Wikipedia:Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] || An entrance to [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you lose || гулаг || gulag || [[Wikipedia:Gulag|Gulag]] || The name given to the Soviet labor camps
|-
| игра законченный || igra zakonchenniy || game over ||
|}

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]
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{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

DNA Evidence (running gag)

PolarBoy — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:33:03 GMT

PolarBoy:

[[Image:unnatural tea party.png|thumb|"...and that's when I tampered with the DNA evidence!"]]

In six consecutive [[Strong Bad Email]]s, characters referred to [[Wikipedia:Genetic fingerprinting|'''DNA evidence''']] without any context given for why they would be discussing it.

The appearances remained unexplained until they were tied together in the [[toon|toon]] [[DNA Evidence (toon)|DNA Evidence]], in which it is revealed that Marzipan found the DNA evidence in her couch after her house was broken into. She then brought it to be analyzed by Bubs, but only got back another beaker marked "tampered with". Bubs had sold the actual DNA evidence to Strong Bad in a snow cone. Strong Bad had deliberately deprived Bubs of green apple flavor in order to get the DNA evidence, which he hoped to use for genetic experiments. Homestar drank the DNA Evidence, thinking it was [[Mountain Dew]], spitting it on the Cheat who dried himself off with a towel that was used by Coach Z in to do his janitorial work. It is revealed at the end that the evidence was Strong Sad's DNA, and Strong Bad wanted to know if Strong Sad was "part elephant or part hippo or something". Strong Sad was pleased that no one found out, and revealed he keeps it in the same drawer as in [[The Secrets That I Keep]]. Homsar witnessed this revelation, but it is unlikely he will be able to communicate it with anyone.

[[Wikipedia:DNA|DNA]] is often used in [[Wikipedia: Forensic science#Applications and subdivisions of forensic science|forensic science deduction]] to connect bodily fluids or tissue found at a crime scene to a particular individual.

==Sequence of events==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[strong badathlon]] — [[Marzipan]] believes the DNA evidence has been tampered with.
*Email [[unnatural]] — [[Strong Bad]] reveals to [[The Cheat]] that he was the one who tampered with the DNA evidence.
*Email [[the movies]] — A character in the movie says that when he returned, the DNA evidence was gone.
*Email [[your funeral]] — [[Homestar Runner]] comes home and Marzipan asks if he found the DNA evidence.
*Email [[from work]] — Homestar Runner tells [[Pom Pom]] that he'll have the DNA evidence on his desk by 5:00.
*Email [[rough copy]] (Easter Egg) — Homestar Runner sits on the couch, and flatly says "DNA evidence" after a long pause and an exasperated sigh.
*Toon [[DNA Evidence (toon)|DNA Evidence]] — Strong Sad investigates the story behind the gag.

==See also==
*[[Interrupted Conversations]]

[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]

Talk:Drive-Thru

PolarBoy — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:22:37 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Pretend Reference?? */

==Pretend Reference??==
Strong Bad ordering a "Chateau Pretend" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:François-René de Chateaubriand|François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French author/political figure from the 18-19th century. Strong bad uses the name in relation to food, and Chateaubriand was known for involvement in culinary arts.
:I think you're making the reference unnecessarily complicated. The way I see it, Chateau Pretend is a pretend wine. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 11:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Lies. All lies. Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Cast your mind back to [[car]], when Homestar gave a shout-out to Lemon Pretend. Whilst we can safely assume that within the fictional universe of Free Country, USA, Lemon Pretend is a type of pie, a search on Google turns back no recipies or even references to the existence of a Lemon Pretend pie (outside of the Homestar Runner reference, of course). It is through this method that I have come to the conclusion that the reference here is not a Real-World one, but one of the Inside demographic, and, as such, refers to the [[Strong Bad Email]] that usually goes by the name of "car". Thank you for your time. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Um... I'm not all that convinced that having the word 'Pretend' in a foodstuff's name really qualifies it as an inside reference. Unless you can find a way of working Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown into the reference somehow. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 16:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Considering the three instances of the word "[[Pretend]]" in three separate cartoons, this should be considered an Inside Joke and a page should be made for it. After all, we've made pages for [[All Is On|less]]. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 18:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::It doesn't have to be a reference to be funny. Pawdabber's ice cream is pretend because it's really just sour cream and The Cheat fur. Chateau Pretend is pretend because the only real part of the restaurant is a cardboard box. There's nothing notable about Strong Bad using a regular English word to mean the same thing on two occasions. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:03, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Name that Tune ==

Gah... The tune the whale plays is ''extraordinarily'' familiar. I just can't place it, for the life of me. It's very frustrating. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


:It sounds really familar to me to. It's really annoying. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It reminds me a LOT of the music from one of the towns in [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::I think I've got it! It's the first few notes of the music that plays in Koopa Village in the original [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario|Paper Mario]]! Nailed it! [[:Image:Crappy Speaker Song.ogg|Compare]] the [[:Image:Koopa Village.ogg|two]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Those two don't sound that similar to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::The key may be a bit off. The tune seems similar to me, though. I very may well be tone-deaf. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Here's another idea [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431666&oldid=431665 that was proposed]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>The tune that the drive-thru whale plays appears to be the first few notes from the theme song for the television show ''Night Court''.</blockquote>
After listening to [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8 the theme from Night Court], I think they're similar, but different. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it's from a game, possibly one on this site? (doubt it) - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Call me weird, but to me it sounds somewhat similar to the title screen themes in the Pokemon games. -Sumgirl

I think it's the beat that makes it familiar, rather than the tune. The beat is more or less the same as the [[Everybody Knows It]] song. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 17:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Distorted speaker ==

The lines Strong Bad hears as "Sever your leg", I hear that the speaker is saying "Serve to your right", or something similar... and, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431603&oldid=431600 like Shwoo}}, I hear "seventh window". The others I hear the same as SB, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm mishearing any or all of these... what do you think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I distinctly heard "seventh window" too, even before there was a transcript. I stand with "sever your leg", though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I can't really hear "serve to your right". There's no t sound. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's confirmed in the New Stuff section. The description is "Sever your leg, please, sir." --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not really, the toon description there could be quoting SB, it was one of the funny lines in the toon after all... Oh well, ''{waits patiently for QotW}''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I heard "serve to your right" the first time I watched it, but after listening it to a few more times, I hear "sever your leg". "Seventh window" is definetely correct. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::In terms of the window, I almost hear "south window". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Jeeves ==

Reginald Jeeves is a character created by P.G. Wodehouse who appears in a number of short stories and novels. In the literature, Jeeves works as the valet of Bertie Wooster. Due to the popularity of the series, the name Jeeves is frequently used in popular culture to refer to chauffeurs, butlers, and waiters. [[User:Spiderbaby|Spiderbaby]] 14:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Whale speaker==

What fast food place has a whale for its speaker? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: Invisible ones? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:41, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== That was...odd. ==

I don't really see what this short was about... --[[User:Das654|Das654]] 16:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:That was my initial reaction too. You can talk more about it at the forum instead of here, please. There's a nice link to the thread at the bottom of Drive-Thru. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 16:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::As I propose below, I think its about something that was on cable on March 18th. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Echo==

*Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
**Only other instance I could find by searching the wiki for "echo" was in [[4 branches]]. But it is a running gag in [[wikipedia:Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Pro-awesome ==

I hear "'''B'''ro-awesome". I don't know what that means, but I don't hear a "P" sound. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: And, while on the subject, I don't hear "Steer your car around" either, though in that case I'm kinda unsure ''what'' I'm hearing. I think part of it is "turn around" though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with Bro-awesome, but I hear "Stee your car around" which just sounds like the whale didn't pronounce the R very clearly, and I can't imagine what else that would be. --SamuraiMoose

== a blue one? ==

Strong Bad says "how 'bout a blue one for my little friend"; does this seem to anyone else like a possible reference to Strong Sad's "the blue ones"? [[User:66.251.25.205|66.251.25.205]] 18:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

:I thought about that too, but I think it's a coincidence — there's nothing else to tie the two together. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Rocket Sound ==

Hey, the sound for The Compressor sounds a lot like Bubs's pumpkin from the [[Pumpkin Carve-nival|Carve-nival]]. [[User:71.192.94.44|71.192.94.44]]

== Actual reference to what was on TV last night? ==

My little brother informs me that he saw something on cable yesterday concerning the potential for real lobsters on Europa. I want to put together a more solid reference than "my little brother told me"--for instance the name of the show and even better, the episode. Anybody know a good way to find out what was on TV last night? Or maybe someone saw the show and can remember what it was called? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Fun with Facts ==
"Sperm whales are not known to eat lobsters, Europa-pean or otherwise." To this I'd like to add "Drive through speakers are not known to eat anything, or have a hidden Europan-lobster-powered rocket, or stand out in the middle of a field where no restaurant has ever been or ever will be. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Drive-Thru

PolarBoy — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:21:37 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Actual reference to what was on TV last night? */

==Pretend Reference??==
Strong Bad ordering a "Chateau Pretend" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:François-René de Chateaubriand|François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French author/political figure from the 18-19th century. Strong bad uses the name in relation to food, and Chateaubriand was known for involvement in culinary arts.
:I think you're making the reference unnecessarily complicated. The way I see it, Chateau Pretend is a pretend wine. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 11:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Lies. All lies. Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Cast your mind back to [[car]], when Homestar gave a shout-out to Lemon Pretend. Whilst we can safely assume that within the fictional universe of Free Country, USA, Lemon Pretend is a type of pie, a search on Google turns back no recipies or even references to the existence of a Lemon Pretend pie (outside of the Homestar Runner reference, of course). It is through this method that I have come to the conclusion that the reference here is not a Real-World one, but one of the Inside demographic, and, as such, refers to the [[Strong Bad Email]] that usually goes by the name of "car". Thank you for your time. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Um... I'm not all that convinced that having the word 'Pretend' in a foodstuff's name really qualifies it as an inside reference. Unless you can find a way of working Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown into the reference somehow. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 16:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Considering the three instances of the word "[[Pretend]]" in three separate cartoons, this should be considered an Inside Joke and a page should be made for it. After all, we've made pages for [[All Is On|less]]. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 18:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::It doesn't have to be a reference to be funny. Pawdabbers ice cream is pretend because it's really sour cream and The Cheat fur. Chateau Pretend is pretend because the only real part of the restaurant is a cardboard box. There's nothing notable about Strong Bad using a regular English word to mean the same thing on two occasions. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:03, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Name that Tune ==

Gah... The tune the whale plays is ''extraordinarily'' familiar. I just can't place it, for the life of me. It's very frustrating. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


:It sounds really familar to me to. It's really annoying. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It reminds me a LOT of the music from one of the towns in [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::I think I've got it! It's the first few notes of the music that plays in Koopa Village in the original [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario|Paper Mario]]! Nailed it! [[:Image:Crappy Speaker Song.ogg|Compare]] the [[:Image:Koopa Village.ogg|two]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Those two don't sound that similar to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::The key may be a bit off. The tune seems similar to me, though. I very may well be tone-deaf. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Here's another idea [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431666&oldid=431665 that was proposed]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>The tune that the drive-thru whale plays appears to be the first few notes from the theme song for the television show ''Night Court''.</blockquote>
After listening to [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8 the theme from Night Court], I think they're similar, but different. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it's from a game, possibly one on this site? (doubt it) - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Call me weird, but to me it sounds somewhat similar to the title screen themes in the Pokemon games. -Sumgirl

I think it's the beat that makes it familiar, rather than the tune. The beat is more or less the same as the [[Everybody Knows It]] song. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 17:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Distorted speaker ==

The lines Strong Bad hears as "Sever your leg", I hear that the speaker is saying "Serve to your right", or something similar... and, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431603&oldid=431600 like Shwoo}}, I hear "seventh window". The others I hear the same as SB, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm mishearing any or all of these... what do you think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I distinctly heard "seventh window" too, even before there was a transcript. I stand with "sever your leg", though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I can't really hear "serve to your right". There's no t sound. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's confirmed in the New Stuff section. The description is "Sever your leg, please, sir." --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not really, the toon description there could be quoting SB, it was one of the funny lines in the toon after all... Oh well, ''{waits patiently for QotW}''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I heard "serve to your right" the first time I watched it, but after listening it to a few more times, I hear "sever your leg". "Seventh window" is definetely correct. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::In terms of the window, I almost hear "south window". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Jeeves ==

Reginald Jeeves is a character created by P.G. Wodehouse who appears in a number of short stories and novels. In the literature, Jeeves works as the valet of Bertie Wooster. Due to the popularity of the series, the name Jeeves is frequently used in popular culture to refer to chauffeurs, butlers, and waiters. [[User:Spiderbaby|Spiderbaby]] 14:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Whale speaker==

What fast food place has a whale for its speaker? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: Invisible ones? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:41, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== That was...odd. ==

I don't really see what this short was about... --[[User:Das654|Das654]] 16:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:That was my initial reaction too. You can talk more about it at the forum instead of here, please. There's a nice link to the thread at the bottom of Drive-Thru. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 16:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::As I propose below, I think its about something that was on cable on March 18th. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Echo==

*Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
**Only other instance I could find by searching the wiki for "echo" was in [[4 branches]]. But it is a running gag in [[wikipedia:Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Pro-awesome ==

I hear "'''B'''ro-awesome". I don't know what that means, but I don't hear a "P" sound. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: And, while on the subject, I don't hear "Steer your car around" either, though in that case I'm kinda unsure ''what'' I'm hearing. I think part of it is "turn around" though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with Bro-awesome, but I hear "Stee your car around" which just sounds like the whale didn't pronounce the R very clearly, and I can't imagine what else that would be. --SamuraiMoose

== a blue one? ==

Strong Bad says "how 'bout a blue one for my little friend"; does this seem to anyone else like a possible reference to Strong Sad's "the blue ones"? [[User:66.251.25.205|66.251.25.205]] 18:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

:I thought about that too, but I think it's a coincidence — there's nothing else to tie the two together. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Rocket Sound ==

Hey, the sound for The Compressor sounds a lot like Bubs's pumpkin from the [[Pumpkin Carve-nival|Carve-nival]]. [[User:71.192.94.44|71.192.94.44]]

== Actual reference to what was on TV last night? ==

My little brother informs me that he saw something on cable yesterday concerning the potential for real lobsters on Europa. I want to put together a more solid reference than "my little brother told me"--for instance the name of the show and even better, the episode. Anybody know a good way to find out what was on TV last night? Or maybe someone saw the show and can remember what it was called? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Fun with Facts ==
"Sperm whales are not known to eat lobsters, Europa-pean or otherwise." To this I'd like to add "Drive through speakers are not known to eat anything, or have a hidden Europan-lobster-powered rocket, or stand out in the middle of a field where no restaurant has ever been or ever will be. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Drive-Thru

PolarBoy — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:15:27 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Echo */

==Pretend Reference??==
Strong Bad ordering a "Chateau Pretend" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:François-René de Chateaubriand|François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French author/political figure from the 18-19th century. Strong bad uses the name in relation to food, and Chateaubriand was known for involvement in culinary arts.
:I think you're making the reference unnecessarily complicated. The way I see it, Chateau Pretend is a pretend wine. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 11:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Lies. All lies. Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Cast your mind back to [[car]], when Homestar gave a shout-out to Lemon Pretend. Whilst we can safely assume that within the fictional universe of Free Country, USA, Lemon Pretend is a type of pie, a search on Google turns back no recipies or even references to the existence of a Lemon Pretend pie (outside of the Homestar Runner reference, of course). It is through this method that I have come to the conclusion that the reference here is not a Real-World one, but one of the Inside demographic, and, as such, refers to the [[Strong Bad Email]] that usually goes by the name of "car". Thank you for your time. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Um... I'm not all that convinced that having the word 'Pretend' in a foodstuff's name really qualifies it as an inside reference. Unless you can find a way of working Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown into the reference somehow. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 16:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Considering the three instances of the word "[[Pretend]]" in three separate cartoons, this should be considered an Inside Joke and a page should be made for it. After all, we've made pages for [[All Is On|less]]. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 18:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::It doesn't have to be a reference to be funny. Pawdabbers ice cream is pretend because it's really sour cream and The Cheat fur. Chateau Pretend is pretend because the only real part of the restaurant is a cardboard box. There's nothing notable about Strong Bad using a regular English word to mean the same thing on two occasions. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:03, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Name that Tune ==

Gah... The tune the whale plays is ''extraordinarily'' familiar. I just can't place it, for the life of me. It's very frustrating. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


:It sounds really familar to me to. It's really annoying. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It reminds me a LOT of the music from one of the towns in [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::I think I've got it! It's the first few notes of the music that plays in Koopa Village in the original [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario|Paper Mario]]! Nailed it! [[:Image:Crappy Speaker Song.ogg|Compare]] the [[:Image:Koopa Village.ogg|two]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Those two don't sound that similar to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::The key may be a bit off. The tune seems similar to me, though. I very may well be tone-deaf. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Here's another idea [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431666&oldid=431665 that was proposed]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>The tune that the drive-thru whale plays appears to be the first few notes from the theme song for the television show ''Night Court''.</blockquote>
After listening to [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8 the theme from Night Court], I think they're similar, but different. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it's from a game, possibly one on this site? (doubt it) - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Call me weird, but to me it sounds somewhat similar to the title screen themes in the Pokemon games. -Sumgirl

I think it's the beat that makes it familiar, rather than the tune. The beat is more or less the same as the [[Everybody Knows It]] song. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 17:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Distorted speaker ==

The lines Strong Bad hears as "Sever your leg", I hear that the speaker is saying "Serve to your right", or something similar... and, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431603&oldid=431600 like Shwoo}}, I hear "seventh window". The others I hear the same as SB, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm mishearing any or all of these... what do you think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I distinctly heard "seventh window" too, even before there was a transcript. I stand with "sever your leg", though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I can't really hear "serve to your right". There's no t sound. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's confirmed in the New Stuff section. The description is "Sever your leg, please, sir." --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not really, the toon description there could be quoting SB, it was one of the funny lines in the toon after all... Oh well, ''{waits patiently for QotW}''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I heard "serve to your right" the first time I watched it, but after listening it to a few more times, I hear "sever your leg". "Seventh window" is definetely correct. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::In terms of the window, I almost hear "south window". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Jeeves ==

Reginald Jeeves is a character created by P.G. Wodehouse who appears in a number of short stories and novels. In the literature, Jeeves works as the valet of Bertie Wooster. Due to the popularity of the series, the name Jeeves is frequently used in popular culture to refer to chauffeurs, butlers, and waiters. [[User:Spiderbaby|Spiderbaby]] 14:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Whale speaker==

What fast food place has a whale for its speaker? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: Invisible ones? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:41, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== That was...odd. ==

I don't really see what this short was about... --[[User:Das654|Das654]] 16:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:That was my initial reaction too. You can talk more about it at the forum instead of here, please. There's a nice link to the thread at the bottom of Drive-Thru. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 16:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::As I propose below, I think its about something that was on cable on March 18th. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Echo==

*Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
**Only other instance I could find by searching the wiki for "echo" was in [[4 branches]]. But it is a running gag in [[wikipedia:Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Pro-awesome ==

I hear "'''B'''ro-awesome". I don't know what that means, but I don't hear a "P" sound. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: And, while on the subject, I don't hear "Steer your car around" either, though in that case I'm kinda unsure ''what'' I'm hearing. I think part of it is "turn around" though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with Bro-awesome, but I hear "Stee your car around" which just sounds like the whale didn't pronounce the R very clearly, and I can't imagine what else that would be. --SamuraiMoose

== a blue one? ==

Strong Bad says "how 'bout a blue one for my little friend"; does this seem to anyone else like a possible reference to Strong Sad's "the blue ones"? [[User:66.251.25.205|66.251.25.205]] 18:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

:I thought about that too, but I think it's a coincidence — there's nothing else to tie the two together. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Rocket Sound ==

Hey, the sound for The Compressor sounds a lot like Bubs's pumpkin from the [[Pumpkin Carve-nival|Carve-nival]]. [[User:71.192.94.44|71.192.94.44]]

== Actual reference to what was on TV last night? ==

My little brother informs me that he saw something on cable yesterday concerning the potential for real lobsters on Europa. I want to put together a more solid reference than "my little brother told me"--for instance the name of the show and even better, the episode. Anybody know a good way to find out what was on TV last night? Or maybe someone saw the show and can remember what it was called? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Drive-Thru

PolarBoy — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:06:09 GMT

PolarBoy: /* That was...odd. */

==Pretend Reference??==
Strong Bad ordering a "Chateau Pretend" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:François-René de Chateaubriand|François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French author/political figure from the 18-19th century. Strong bad uses the name in relation to food, and Chateaubriand was known for involvement in culinary arts.
:I think you're making the reference unnecessarily complicated. The way I see it, Chateau Pretend is a pretend wine. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 11:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Lies. All lies. Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Cast your mind back to [[car]], when Homestar gave a shout-out to Lemon Pretend. Whilst we can safely assume that within the fictional universe of Free Country, USA, Lemon Pretend is a type of pie, a search on Google turns back no recipies or even references to the existence of a Lemon Pretend pie (outside of the Homestar Runner reference, of course). It is through this method that I have come to the conclusion that the reference here is not a Real-World one, but one of the Inside demographic, and, as such, refers to the [[Strong Bad Email]] that usually goes by the name of "car". Thank you for your time. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Um... I'm not all that convinced that having the word 'Pretend' in a foodstuff's name really qualifies it as an inside reference. Unless you can find a way of working Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown into the reference somehow. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 16:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Considering the three instances of the word "[[Pretend]]" in three separate cartoons, this should be considered an Inside Joke and a page should be made for it. After all, we've made pages for [[All Is On|less]]. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 18:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::It doesn't have to be a reference to be funny. Pawdabbers ice cream is pretend because it's really sour cream and The Cheat fur. Chateau Pretend is pretend because the only real part of the restaurant is a cardboard box. There's nothing notable about Strong Bad using a regular English word to mean the same thing on two occasions. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:03, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Name that Tune ==

Gah... The tune the whale plays is ''extraordinarily'' familiar. I just can't place it, for the life of me. It's very frustrating. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


:It sounds really familar to me to. It's really annoying. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It reminds me a LOT of the music from one of the towns in [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::I think I've got it! It's the first few notes of the music that plays in Koopa Village in the original [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario|Paper Mario]]! Nailed it! [[:Image:Crappy Speaker Song.ogg|Compare]] the [[:Image:Koopa Village.ogg|two]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Those two don't sound that similar to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::The key may be a bit off. The tune seems similar to me, though. I very may well be tone-deaf. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Here's another idea [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431666&oldid=431665 that was proposed]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>The tune that the drive-thru whale plays appears to be the first few notes from the theme song for the television show ''Night Court''.</blockquote>
After listening to [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8 the theme from Night Court], I think they're similar, but different. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it's from a game, possibly one on this site? (doubt it) - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Call me weird, but to me it sounds somewhat similar to the title screen themes in the Pokemon games. -Sumgirl

I think it's the beat that makes it familiar, rather than the tune. The beat is more or less the same as the [[Everybody Knows It]] song. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 17:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Distorted speaker ==

The lines Strong Bad hears as "Sever your leg", I hear that the speaker is saying "Serve to your right", or something similar... and, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431603&oldid=431600 like Shwoo}}, I hear "seventh window". The others I hear the same as SB, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm mishearing any or all of these... what do you think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I distinctly heard "seventh window" too, even before there was a transcript. I stand with "sever your leg", though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I can't really hear "serve to your right". There's no t sound. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's confirmed in the New Stuff section. The description is "Sever your leg, please, sir." --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not really, the toon description there could be quoting SB, it was one of the funny lines in the toon after all... Oh well, ''{waits patiently for QotW}''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I heard "serve to your right" the first time I watched it, but after listening it to a few more times, I hear "sever your leg". "Seventh window" is definetely correct. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::In terms of the window, I almost hear "south window". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Jeeves ==

Reginald Jeeves is a character created by P.G. Wodehouse who appears in a number of short stories and novels. In the literature, Jeeves works as the valet of Bertie Wooster. Due to the popularity of the series, the name Jeeves is frequently used in popular culture to refer to chauffeurs, butlers, and waiters. [[User:Spiderbaby|Spiderbaby]] 14:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Whale speaker==

What fast food place has a whale for its speaker? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: Invisible ones? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:41, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== That was...odd. ==

I don't really see what this short was about... --[[User:Das654|Das654]] 16:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:That was my initial reaction too. You can talk more about it at the forum instead of here, please. There's a nice link to the thread at the bottom of Drive-Thru. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 16:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::As I propose below, I think its about something that was on cable on March 18th. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Echo==

*Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Pro-awesome ==

I hear "'''B'''ro-awesome". I don't know what that means, but I don't hear a "P" sound. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: And, while on the subject, I don't hear "Steer your car around" either, though in that case I'm kinda unsure ''what'' I'm hearing. I think part of it is "turn around" though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with Bro-awesome, but I hear "Stee your car around" which just sounds like the whale didn't pronounce the R very clearly, and I can't imagine what else that would be. --SamuraiMoose

== a blue one? ==

Strong Bad says "how 'bout a blue one for my little friend"; does this seem to anyone else like a possible reference to Strong Sad's "the blue ones"? [[User:66.251.25.205|66.251.25.205]] 18:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

:I thought about that too, but I think it's a coincidence — there's nothing else to tie the two together. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Rocket Sound ==

Hey, the sound for The Compressor sounds a lot like Bubs's pumpkin from the [[Pumpkin Carve-nival|Carve-nival]]. [[User:71.192.94.44|71.192.94.44]]

== Actual reference to what was on TV last night? ==

My little brother informs me that he saw something on cable yesterday concerning the potential for real lobsters on Europa. I want to put together a more solid reference than "my little brother told me"--for instance the name of the show and even better, the episode. Anybody know a good way to find out what was on TV last night? Or maybe someone saw the show and can remember what it was called? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Drive-Thru

PolarBoy — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:03:24 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Pretend Reference?? */

==Pretend Reference??==
Strong Bad ordering a "Chateau Pretend" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:François-René de Chateaubriand|François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French author/political figure from the 18-19th century. Strong bad uses the name in relation to food, and Chateaubriand was known for involvement in culinary arts.
:I think you're making the reference unnecessarily complicated. The way I see it, Chateau Pretend is a pretend wine. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 11:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Lies. All lies. Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Cast your mind back to [[car]], when Homestar gave a shout-out to Lemon Pretend. Whilst we can safely assume that within the fictional universe of Free Country, USA, Lemon Pretend is a type of pie, a search on Google turns back no recipies or even references to the existence of a Lemon Pretend pie (outside of the Homestar Runner reference, of course). It is through this method that I have come to the conclusion that the reference here is not a Real-World one, but one of the Inside demographic, and, as such, refers to the [[Strong Bad Email]] that usually goes by the name of "car". Thank you for your time. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Um... I'm not all that convinced that having the word 'Pretend' in a foodstuff's name really qualifies it as an inside reference. Unless you can find a way of working Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown into the reference somehow. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 16:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Considering the three instances of the word "[[Pretend]]" in three separate cartoons, this should be considered an Inside Joke and a page should be made for it. After all, we've made pages for [[All Is On|less]]. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 18:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::It doesn't have to be a reference to be funny. Pawdabbers ice cream is pretend because it's really sour cream and The Cheat fur. Chateau Pretend is pretend because the only real part of the restaurant is a cardboard box. There's nothing notable about Strong Bad using a regular English word to mean the same thing on two occasions. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:03, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Name that Tune ==

Gah... The tune the whale plays is ''extraordinarily'' familiar. I just can't place it, for the life of me. It's very frustrating. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


:It sounds really familar to me to. It's really annoying. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It reminds me a LOT of the music from one of the towns in [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::I think I've got it! It's the first few notes of the music that plays in Koopa Village in the original [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario|Paper Mario]]! Nailed it! [[:Image:Crappy Speaker Song.ogg|Compare]] the [[:Image:Koopa Village.ogg|two]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Those two don't sound that similar to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::The key may be a bit off. The tune seems similar to me, though. I very may well be tone-deaf. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Here's another idea [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431666&oldid=431665 that was proposed]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>The tune that the drive-thru whale plays appears to be the first few notes from the theme song for the television show ''Night Court''.</blockquote>
After listening to [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8 the theme from Night Court], I think they're similar, but different. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it's from a game, possibly one on this site? (doubt it) - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Call me weird, but to me it sounds somewhat similar to the title screen themes in the Pokemon games. -Sumgirl

I think it's the beat that makes it familiar, rather than the tune. The beat is more or less the same as the [[Everybody Knows It]] song. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 17:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Distorted speaker ==

The lines Strong Bad hears as "Sever your leg", I hear that the speaker is saying "Serve to your right", or something similar... and, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431603&oldid=431600 like Shwoo}}, I hear "seventh window". The others I hear the same as SB, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm mishearing any or all of these... what do you think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I distinctly heard "seventh window" too, even before there was a transcript. I stand with "sever your leg", though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I can't really hear "serve to your right". There's no t sound. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's confirmed in the New Stuff section. The description is "Sever your leg, please, sir." --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not really, the toon description there could be quoting SB, it was one of the funny lines in the toon after all... Oh well, ''{waits patiently for QotW}''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I heard "serve to your right" the first time I watched it, but after listening it to a few more times, I hear "sever your leg". "Seventh window" is definetely correct. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::In terms of the window, I almost hear "south window". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Jeeves ==

Reginald Jeeves is a character created by P.G. Wodehouse who appears in a number of short stories and novels. In the literature, Jeeves works as the valet of Bertie Wooster. Due to the popularity of the series, the name Jeeves is frequently used in popular culture to refer to chauffeurs, butlers, and waiters. [[User:Spiderbaby|Spiderbaby]] 14:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Whale speaker==

What fast food place has a whale for its speaker? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: Invisible ones? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:41, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== That was...odd. ==

I don't really see what this short was about... --[[User:Das654|Das654]] 16:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:That was my initial reaction too. You can talk more about it at the forum instead of here, please. There's a nice link to the thread at the bottom of Drive-Thru. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 16:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Echo==

*Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Pro-awesome ==

I hear "'''B'''ro-awesome". I don't know what that means, but I don't hear a "P" sound. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: And, while on the subject, I don't hear "Steer your car around" either, though in that case I'm kinda unsure ''what'' I'm hearing. I think part of it is "turn around" though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with Bro-awesome, but I hear "Stee your car around" which just sounds like the whale didn't pronounce the R very clearly, and I can't imagine what else that would be. --SamuraiMoose

== a blue one? ==

Strong Bad says "how 'bout a blue one for my little friend"; does this seem to anyone else like a possible reference to Strong Sad's "the blue ones"? [[User:66.251.25.205|66.251.25.205]] 18:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

:I thought about that too, but I think it's a coincidence — there's nothing else to tie the two together. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Rocket Sound ==

Hey, the sound for The Compressor sounds a lot like Bubs's pumpkin from the [[Pumpkin Carve-nival|Carve-nival]]. [[User:71.192.94.44|71.192.94.44]]

== Actual reference to what was on TV last night? ==

My little brother informs me that he saw something on cable yesterday concerning the potential for real lobsters on Europa. I want to put together a more solid reference than "my little brother told me"--for instance the name of the show and even better, the episode. Anybody know a good way to find out what was on TV last night? Or maybe someone saw the show and can remember what it was called? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Drive-Thru

PolarBoy — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:01:09 GMT

PolarBoy: /* a blue one? */

==Pretend Reference??==
Strong Bad ordering a "Chateau Pretend" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:François-René de Chateaubriand|François-René de Chateaubriand]], a French author/political figure from the 18-19th century. Strong bad uses the name in relation to food, and Chateaubriand was known for involvement in culinary arts.
:I think you're making the reference unnecessarily complicated. The way I see it, Chateau Pretend is a pretend wine. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 11:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Lies. All lies. Clearly I'm the only one who knows how it all went down. Cast your mind back to [[car]], when Homestar gave a shout-out to Lemon Pretend. Whilst we can safely assume that within the fictional universe of Free Country, USA, Lemon Pretend is a type of pie, a search on Google turns back no recipies or even references to the existence of a Lemon Pretend pie (outside of the Homestar Runner reference, of course). It is through this method that I have come to the conclusion that the reference here is not a Real-World one, but one of the Inside demographic, and, as such, refers to the [[Strong Bad Email]] that usually goes by the name of "car". Thank you for your time. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Um... I'm not all that convinced that having the word 'Pretend' in a foodstuff's name really qualifies it as an inside reference. Unless you can find a way of working Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown into the reference somehow. {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 16:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Considering the three instances of the word "[[Pretend]]" in three separate cartoons, this should be considered an Inside Joke and a page should be made for it. After all, we've made pages for [[All Is On|less]]. --[[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 18:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Name that Tune ==

Gah... The tune the whale plays is ''extraordinarily'' familiar. I just can't place it, for the life of me. It's very frustrating. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


:It sounds really familar to me to. It's really annoying. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It reminds me a LOT of the music from one of the towns in [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::I think I've got it! It's the first few notes of the music that plays in Koopa Village in the original [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario|Paper Mario]]! Nailed it! [[:Image:Crappy Speaker Song.ogg|Compare]] the [[:Image:Koopa Village.ogg|two]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Those two don't sound that similar to me... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:04, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::The key may be a bit off. The tune seems similar to me, though. I very may well be tone-deaf. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Here's another idea [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431666&oldid=431665 that was proposed]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>The tune that the drive-thru whale plays appears to be the first few notes from the theme song for the television show ''Night Court''.</blockquote>
After listening to [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8 the theme from Night Court], I think they're similar, but different. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it's from a game, possibly one on this site? (doubt it) - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Call me weird, but to me it sounds somewhat similar to the title screen themes in the Pokemon games. -Sumgirl

I think it's the beat that makes it familiar, rather than the tune. The beat is more or less the same as the [[Everybody Knows It]] song. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 17:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Distorted speaker ==

The lines Strong Bad hears as "Sever your leg", I hear that the speaker is saying "Serve to your right", or something similar... and, {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Drive-Thru&diff=431603&oldid=431600 like Shwoo}}, I hear "seventh window". The others I hear the same as SB, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm mishearing any or all of these... what do you think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I distinctly heard "seventh window" too, even before there was a transcript. I stand with "sever your leg", though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I can't really hear "serve to your right". There's no t sound. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 10:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's confirmed in the New Stuff section. The description is "Sever your leg, please, sir." --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not really, the toon description there could be quoting SB, it was one of the funny lines in the toon after all... Oh well, ''{waits patiently for QotW}''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I heard "serve to your right" the first time I watched it, but after listening it to a few more times, I hear "sever your leg". "Seventh window" is definetely correct. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::In terms of the window, I almost hear "south window". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Jeeves ==

Reginald Jeeves is a character created by P.G. Wodehouse who appears in a number of short stories and novels. In the literature, Jeeves works as the valet of Bertie Wooster. Due to the popularity of the series, the name Jeeves is frequently used in popular culture to refer to chauffeurs, butlers, and waiters. [[User:Spiderbaby|Spiderbaby]] 14:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Whale speaker==

What fast food place has a whale for its speaker? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: Invisible ones? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:41, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== That was...odd. ==

I don't really see what this short was about... --[[User:Das654|Das654]] 16:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:That was my initial reaction too. You can talk more about it at the forum instead of here, please. There's a nice link to the thread at the bottom of Drive-Thru. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 16:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==Echo==

*Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Pro-awesome ==

I hear "'''B'''ro-awesome". I don't know what that means, but I don't hear a "P" sound. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
: And, while on the subject, I don't hear "Steer your car around" either, though in that case I'm kinda unsure ''what'' I'm hearing. I think part of it is "turn around" though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with Bro-awesome, but I hear "Stee your car around" which just sounds like the whale didn't pronounce the R very clearly, and I can't imagine what else that would be. --SamuraiMoose

== a blue one? ==

Strong Bad says "how 'bout a blue one for my little friend"; does this seem to anyone else like a possible reference to Strong Sad's "the blue ones"? [[User:66.251.25.205|66.251.25.205]] 18:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

:I thought about that too, but I think it's a coincidence — there's nothing else to tie the two together. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

== Rocket Sound ==

Hey, the sound for The Compressor sounds a lot like Bubs's pumpkin from the [[Pumpkin Carve-nival|Carve-nival]]. [[User:71.192.94.44|71.192.94.44]]

== Actual reference to what was on TV last night? ==

My little brother informs me that he saw something on cable yesterday concerning the potential for real lobsters on Europa. I want to put together a more solid reference than "my little brother told me"--for instance the name of the show and even better, the episode. Anybody know a good way to find out what was on TV last night? Or maybe someone saw the show and can remember what it was called? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Drive-Thru

PolarBoy — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:56:54 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Fun Facts */

{{toonnav|Shorts|drivethru|KOT's VOQPCS!|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:Drivethru.png|200px|thumb|"Sever your leg please, sir."]]

Strong Bad and The Cheat try out a model rocket and have a run in with a drive-thru speaker.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 19, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:19

'''Page Title:''' Shoots up to 300 feet!

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing in the middle of the field. Strong Bad is holding a toy rocket on the end of a pump.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, The Cheat. This is gonna be bro-awesome. This thing's gonna shoot all the way up to Europa! And bring us back a couple of Europa-pean lobsters to grill up!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Excited The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right. ''{Pumping the pump}'' Three... two... one... ''{He releases the rocket and it falls onto the ground. Strong Bad stares at the sky}'' Look at it go! I can barely see it already an— ''{notices the rocket lying on the ground}'' Oh. That was nothing like the back of the box. ''{Shaking his fist at the sky}'' Where's my space lobster? You know what that means. It's time to employ... The Compress''or''!

''{Cut to the same location later on. Strong Bad has attached an air compressor to the rocket, which slowly grows bigger as more air is pumped into it}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Three... Two... One...

''{The rocket flies into the air}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at it go! ''{He runs after it}'' I can almost taste the buttery claw meats!

''{Strong Bad runs into a plastic whale with a speaker in its teeth and falls down. A loud WANG sound effect is heard}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where'd you come from?

'''SPEAKER:''' ''{Scratchy and difficult to understand voice}'' Would you like to try a combo meal?

''{Strong Bad stands up and dusts himself off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{uncertain}'' Uh, sure. But no cheese, and, um, extra sauce?

''{The Cheat arrives}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Questioning The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't know. I think I just ordered a combo meal from this invisible restaurant. You don't have any invisible cash, do you?

''{The Cheat puts his hands in his fur where pockets would be, and takes them out again as if holding money}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, you're loaded! ''{To the speaker}'' And, uh, let me get a crappy toy meal for my The Cheat here.

'''SPEAKER:''' Nine-seventeen, sever your leg please, sir.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Could you repeat that? ''{Shakes head}'' I thought you just asked me to sever my leg.

'''SPEAKER:''' Sever your leg, please. It's the greatest day.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Incredulous}'' "Sever my leg"? "It's the greatest day"? I'm not sure I understand the transaction that's taking place here.

'''SPEAKER:''' Please enter your password.

''{It plays a tune while the water from the whale's blow hole moves up and down}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My The Cheat wants to know what your crappy toy is this week.

'''SPEAKER:''' It's brown.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To The Cheat}'' It's brown.

''{The Cheat starts to cry}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I guess they're ''out'' of blue ones.

''{The Cheat cries harder}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Angrily at the Speaker}'' Look what you did!

'''SPEAKER:''' Steer your car around to the seventh window.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What window? You're just a crackly drive-thru whale out in the middle of a field! ''{The word field echoes and the camera angle switches to show the emptiness of the field}'' Come on, The Cheat. Let's take our invisible business elsewhere.

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat walk away. As soon as they're offscreen, the rocket falls back down and breaks open, and a purple lobster with yellow spots comes out.}''

'''SPEAKER:''' Sever your leg please, sir.

''{The lobster removes one of its claws, and the whale bends down and eats the lobster. Then it blasts off into space, playing the same tune from earlier. A silhouette of a lobster with "end." written on it appears.}''

== Easter Eggs==

*Click on "end." for a scene with Strong Bad and The Cheat at another invisible restaurant.
:'''STRONG BAD''': Now ''this'' place knows how to invisibly treat a person, The Cheat! ''{to an invisible waiter}'' Ah, yes, thank you, Inviso-Jeeves. We'd like another bottle of Château Prétende 1974, please. Oh, and, uh, how 'bout a blue one for my little friend here?
:'''THE CHEAT''': ''{pleased The Cheat noises}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Europa (moon)|Europa]] is one of [[Wikipedia:Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]'s moons, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life in its oceans has periodically led to [[Wikipedia:Europa (moon)#Exploration of Europa|plans for its exploration]].
*Château Prétende is [[Wikipedia: French language|French]] for "Pretend Castle".
*The toy rocket is an exact replica of an actual rocket toy that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The pump would increase the water pressure in the rocket, and releasing the lock in the base would allow the rocket to propel itself into the air.

===Trivia===

*300 feet is equal to 100 yards (91.44 meters)
*For the rocket to have travelled the minimum distance of 628,089,000 kilometers to Europa and back in the 1:30 between the rocket's launch and its landing, it must have travelled at an average speed exceeding 23 times the speed of light.

===Remarks===
*The Field has a flatter, more cartoonish look than usual, with streaky clouds in the sky.
*Despite the fact there are trees in the background of the field, when the camera zooms out to reveal the emptiness of the field, there are no trees.
*When Strong Bad shouts at the drive-thru whale about being isolated in the middle of the field, his voice echoes even though there is nothing else in the field for the sound of his voice to bounce off of.
*Sperm whales are not known to eat lobsters, Europa-pean or other-wise.

===Outside Refrences===
According to [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061211-sea-creatures_2.html| this article on National Geogaphic] the recent discovery of a deep sea lobster in the pacific has led scientists to believen that a similar creature may exist on Europa.

==External Links==
*[[HR:drivethru.html|watch "Drive-Thru"]]
*[[HR:drivethru.swf|view the Flash file for "Drive-Thru"]]
*[[Forum:10991|forum thread re: "Drive-Thru"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|drivethru}}

[[Category:Shorts]]

4 branches

PolarBoy — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:08:09 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real-World References */ If anyone can suggest any reason at all that these fireworks resemble the ones from SMB other than that they are fireworks, I will cease disputing this fun fact.

{{sbenav|161|coloring|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:FourBranches.png|thumb|The Four Branches of Stupid Things Homestar's Done]]

Strong Bad explains the four branches of stupid things Homestar's done.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, [[The Jolly Dumple]], {{film|Coach Z}}, [[Old-Timey Alien]], {{film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{film|Limozeen}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Show]], [[The Office]], [[The Field]], [[The Field#Old-Timey Appearances|Old-Timey Field]], [[The Stage#Old-Timey Stage|Old-Timey Stage]], Alien Planet (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' November 13, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:55

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Start your day, the sbemail way! And never get out of bed!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: stupidest</div>
Hey Strong Bad 
I was wondering what was the stupidest thing that Homestar ever did, said, or imagined??? 
ur biggest fan 
Spanky elgrondo N.Y.
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Hey Strong Bad," in a bored tone and continues to read the rest of the email the same way. He draws out "ur" before biggest fan and pronounces "N.Y." as "Nuevo York."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, my good Spank, that is ''way'' too broad a subject and would take several days just to scratch the surface of the tip of that iceberg. Especially the imagined part. That one has its own spreadsheet even. No, we'll have to get much more specific if we're gonna cover any stupid Homestar ground in one email. So it's time you people learned all about ''{cut to a scene with a U.S. Capitol-like building with the dome shaped like Homestar's head, and a banner}'' The Four Branches of Stupid Things Homestar's Done.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as the top of the building}'' Ooo. I'm a ''neglected'' official.

'''STRONG BAD:''' The first branch is in charge of keeping the public informed. ''{a dotted line is traced to a television set with Homestar's head on the screen. A caption appears under it that reads "The House of Doing Stupid Things on National Television"}'' It's the House of Doing Stupid Things on National Television!

''{Cut to Homestar Runner on the set of [[The Show]].}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now isn't that a tasty makeover, lady friends? ''{crowd full of ladies cheers}'' Huh? Huh?!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' From Drab to Fab with nothing but mustaaard! ''{Pictures of the King of Town appear on the left and right of the screen. The one on the right has him doused with mustard. Homestar holds up a mustard container with the word 'Musty!' on it. Crowd cheers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now my next guest says her man doesn't give respect when she calls collect. But he thinks she's just a drama mama. ''{cut to a shot of Marzipan looking very angry}'' So let's bring him out!

''{The crowd boos. Homestar turns towards a curtain, then a spotlight appears on Homestar and his clothes and appearance change instantly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sulkily}'' Yeah, whatever, you know you all want some.

''{Someone throws a chair at Homestar and knocks him down. The crowd cheers gleefully.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right. Homestar secretly had ''himself'' on his own "You're a Bad Boyfriend" talk show.

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done." A dotted line is traced to a coffee mug with Homestar's face on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The next branch tracks the stupid things Homestar does on the job. Here comes The Bureau of Doing Stupid Things at the Office.

''{Cut to the Office with Strong Bad in his cubicle with a headset on, occasionally typing on his computer. Phones are ringing in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking into headset; looking bored}'' No ma'am, this would be a password you gave to us. Yes sir, it could be the last four digits of your dog, or your mother's maiden credit card number...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey Strong Bro, keg party at the water cooler!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turns his head offscreen towards Homestar}'' Not Now! I'm talking to Phone Tree Survivor Number Thirteen! ''{talking into headset}'' Yes lady, the whole password.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Stro Bro, free bagels at the water cooler!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks excited}'' I'm sorry ma'am, free bagels just happened.

''{Strong Bad leaps up from his desk and slides out of his cubicle towards a water cooler with Homestar stuffed inside.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww man! This isn't free bagels!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, but it is free-ing Homestar from the water cooler. That's pretty sweet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{momentarily stutters}'' Just explain to me what you were ''trying'' to do when this happened.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I was in Barbados, hanging a picture on the wall...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, that tells me everything I need to know. How 'bout we try this?

''{Strong Bad walks over to the water cooler and presses down the button for the nozzle that has Homestar's leg sticking out of it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ow, ow, OW, STOP! Sweet genius that hurt! Oh well, just forget it. I'll just stay in here for the rest of my life. Just stack my mail on top of me would ya? ''{Strong Bad walks off as a phone rings.}'' Thanks S-bro! Man! Where should we go for lunch today? Chinese buffet?

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know how in video games, if you get the super duper high score, it eventually flips back to zero? Well, sometimes Homestar does something so stupid, he flips back to smart.

''{A scoreboard appears, which approaches its high number limit and then resets at zero. Then it disappears as a dotted line is traced to a picture of Homestar with a graduation cap on. A caption appears under him that says "The joint Sub-Committee On So Stupid It's Smart-ities".}''

''{Cut to Homestar in the Field atop a soap box with Strong Sad in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Awash with flavor!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, okay Homestar. Then what's two plus two?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, the force between any two charges is equal to the absolute value of the multiple of the charges divided by 4 pi times the vacuum permittivity times the distance squared between the two charges.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, no, no stupid! That's Coulomb's law.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, right, sorry! Two plus two? That's easy. Twenty-two.

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And last of course, the most powerful branch. The Boudoir of Doing Stupid Things While Inside a College Mascot Costume.

''{A dotted line is traced to a football helmet with Homestar's face on it. A caption appears under it that reads "The Boudoir of Doing Stupid Things While Inside a College Mascot Costume".}''

''{Cut to the Field at night with Homestar inside The Jolly Dumple costume. A campfire is also inside it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, oh man, oh man! ''Man!'' Moving into this mascot costume was probably the coolest and least locking-myself-out-of-my-house-enest decision I ever made! ''{Homestar raises a stick with a juice box stuck on the end over the fire.}'' This juice box is gonna roast up good and plenty! Dark and lovely! Bed, Bath and Be-yond!

''{Cut to a wider shot revealing Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Homestar, what are you do'n?! That thing is made out of flame pro-tardant Polymascotfoamalate!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Polymascotfoamalate?! ''{his words echo}''

''{Cut to The Homestar Runner in the Old-Timey Field standing next to an alien. A spaceship has crashed into the factory in the background.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY ALIEN:''' But Earthling, they don't have polymascotfoamalate on ''my'' planet. Eh-rumble.

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's 'cause you're a communist fool, red!

''{Cut to a stage with The Homestar Runner and Old-Timey Strong Bad dancing with a banner over their heads reading "Polymascotfoamalate!"}''

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Polymascotfoamalate!

''{Cut to The Homestar Runner dressed up as a baby.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Feed it to the babies.

''{Cut back to the stage, the alien joins them.}''

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Polymascotfoamalate!

''{Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad with shaving cream on his face holding what appears to be baby powder in one hand and a cup full of shaving cream in the other.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Or as a topping on Soured Cream!

''{Cut to a globe with the words "POLYMASCOTFOAMALATE" written in front of it with the formula containing the elements that comprise it below.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Polymascotfoamalate! Helping America ''{appears above the globe as it is spoken}'' Ingenuitize the Future across the globe!

''{Abruptly cut back to the Field at night with Homestar inside the mascot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ohhh. Right. So I should be perfectly safe! ''{singing}'' Polymascotfoa- ''{an explosion occurs throwing Coach Z out of frame and Homestar's mascot costume disintegrates.}''

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done." Strong Bad stands up in front of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So there you have it! Now it's up to you to make your own informed decisions about the stupidest things Homestar's done. Get involved, ''{a banner appears above Strong Bad}'' write a letter to your local Homestarman, ''{another banner appears}'' or throw a trash can through a plate glass window! ''{yet another banner appears}''

''{Strong Bad walks off screen and the camera pulls in on the top of the U.S. Capitol building shaped like Homestar's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And that's how I become a law! ''{fireworks appear in the air}'' Pa-too! Pa-too! Pa-too!

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:4branches_personalstyle.png|thumb|A Great Idea for Personal Style]]
*Click on "spreadsheet" after Strong Bad types it to see a spreadsheet titled "A Great Idea for Personal Style" with the handwriting "MONGOLIAN BEEF W[[Lowercase i's|i]]G" and Homestar's head wearing such wig spread across the cells.
*Click on the cartoon in Strong Bad's cubicle to see a [[Dullard (comic)|Dullard]] comic.
*At the end of the email, click on Homestar's head to see more fireworks.
*At the end, click on "Stupid" to see a [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] cartoon:
*:''{Larry, Gary, and Perry are seen on a teal planet with the Old-Timey Alien, a snake-like animal coming out of the ground, and a ringed planet in the background.}''
*:'''OLD-TIMEY ALIEN:''' ''{gestures and stamps feet while speaking}'' Oh, but Limozeen-in-space-lings. They don't have hot blonde groupies with high bangs on ''my'' planet... ''{trailing off}'' eh, grumble...
*:'''LARRY:''' That's 'cause you don't have polyhairsprayteasealate!
*:''{Cut to Mary holding a tentacle in a hot dog bun.}''
*:'''MARY:''' ''{speaking with mouth full}'' And you're a communist fool! ''{takes a bite of sandwich and chews}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Homestar correctly states [[Wikipedia:Coulomb's law|Coulomb's law]], which determines the magnitude of the electrostatic force between two particles based on their charges <math>q_1</math> and <math>q_2</math> and the distance between them <math>r</math>:
*:<math>F=\frac1{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{|q_1q_2|}{r^2}</math>
*[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/red "Red"] is a nickname for a [[Wikipedia:Communism|Communist]].
*"Polymascotfoamalate" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of quite a few words. "[[Wiktionary:poly-|Poly-]]" is a [[Wikipedia:prefix|prefix]] meaning "many", probably intended to reference the large number of manmade materials whose names also start with the prefix ([[Wikipedia:polyester|polyester]], [[Wikipedia:polyurethane|polyurethane]], [[Wikipedia:polyisocyanurate|polyisocyanurate]]), "[[Wikipedia:Mascot|mascot]]" being its own word, and "[[Wikipedia:foam|foam]]" which is a word by itself, but in context, may refer either to [[Wikipedia:foam rubber|foam rubber]], which is often used in wearable mascot costumes, or to [[Wikipedia:fire retardant foam|fire retardant foam]].
*In old arcade games, if you get a score higher than 999,999, it rolls over to 0. This happens in such games as [[Wikipedia:Namco|Namco]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Galaga|Galaga]]'' or ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]''.
*"The Four Branches of Stupid Things Homestar's Done" are a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Separation of powers|three branches of the United States government]], and the shape of the governmental building is the [[Wikipedia:United States Capitol|United States Capitol]] building, often used as a symbol of the [[Wikipedia:Legislature|legislative branch]].
*Calling the alien a "communist fool" makes fun of most alien movies in the 1950s, including [[Wikipedia:War of the Worlds|War of the Worlds]] and [[Wikipedia:Invasion of the Body Snatchers|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]], where the aliens usually represented the Soviet Union.
*[[The Show#The Show AM|The Show AM]] is a parody of several talk shows that feature [[wikipedia:Makeover|makeovers]] such as ''[[wikipedia:Oprah|Oprah]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Queer Eye for the Straight Guy|Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Extreme Makeover|Extreme Makeover]]'', and [[Wikipedia:Tabloid talk show|tabloid talk shows]] such as ''[[Wikipedia:The Jerry Springer Show|The Jerry Springer Show]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Maury (TV series)|Maury]]''.
*Nuevo York is the Spanish name for New York.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad's polo shirt has a 5.25 inch floppy disk crest. Homestar, however, is not wearing the usual polo shirt attire to work.
*Homestar does not have any trouble breathing or speaking underwater.
*At the end of the Easter egg with the fireworks, you can hear a pop sound, showing the Brothers Chaps cut out the sound from earlier in the email.
*When The King of Town's "Drab to Fab" makeover is shown, the colors of his crown are reversed, as they were in [[The King of Town Evolution|earlier designs]].
*Homestar's eyes appear considerably bigger than normal while inside the water cooler.

===Goofs===
*The floppy disk on Strong Bad's shirt jumps between Strong Bad's left and right side so that it's always facing the audience.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email was first posted, Strong Bad typed "in" instead of "any" when he says "No, we'll have to get much more specific if we're gonna cover any stupid Homestar ground," at the beginning of the email. This was later corrected.
*When the email was first posted, ''[[Wikipedia:boudoir|boudoir]]'' was misspelled as "Budoir". This was later corrected.

===Inside References===
*The [[Soapbox]] makes another appearance when Homestar stands on it while he answers Strong Sad, and its label now reads "Fourteen times".
*Limozeen's animated debut was in [[best thing]].
*"MONGOLIAN BEEF WiG" is an example of [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i's]].
*The Jolly Dumple first appeared in [[mascot]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Bed Bath & Beyond|Bed Bath & Beyond]] is a chain of domestic stores across the nation.
*[[Wikipedia:Good & Plenty|Good & Plenty]] is a famous licorice candy
*Dark & Lovely is a brand of hair relaxer and other hair care products.
*Homestar saying "That's how I become a law!" is a reference to the School House Rock cartoon "[[Wikipedia:I'm Just a Bill|I'm Just a Bill]]", showing how a bill becomes a law in Washington.
*Strong Bad's recommendation to "throw a trash can through a plate glass window" is likely a reference to the climactic scene in Spike Lee's film ''[[Wikipedia:Do the Right Thing|Do the Right Thing]]''.
*The mustard bottle has the distinctive red cap and yellow barrel shape of [[Wikipedia:Plochman's|Plochman's]] mustard.
*The sun logo for The Show AM is very similar to that of [http://www.techiediva.com/photos/uncategorized/todayshow.gif The Today Show] on [[Wikipedia:NBC|NBC]].
*The Old-Timey Alien's voice and crashed spacecraft suggest a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Great Gazoo|The Great Gazoo]] of [[Wikipedia:The Flintstones|The Flintstones]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail161.html|watch "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:sbemail161.swf|view the Flash file for "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[Forum:10200|forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:coloring

PolarBoy — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:14:40 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Pressed Bunson? */

== "Okay" ==

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time that [[The Cheat]] has actually said a word... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Or is it? Are they just The Cheat noises? hmmm...{{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::They're still The Cheat noises. Distinctive, but The Cheat noises nonetheless. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I think this one's pretty clearly unambiguous. Just to mess with people. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::It definitely sounds like a very clear (for [[cheat talk]] anyway) "Okay!" to me. ''Much'' more intelligible than all the other times people have claimed to hear actual words in The Cheat noises, at any rate. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 04:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I have no question in my mind at all that this is "OK", not just The Cheat noises. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Let's STUFF'it! {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 04:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Don't think we need to STUFF it... It's also not a fun fact. I believe that it's probably "OK", but it's still a guess. And if we allow this, then we'll have to revisit other toons as well. Where would we draw the line?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, I agree with Loafing. Should we remove it, or do we have to have a holy-crap-long debate about it in the STUFFlands? -[[User:J2|J2]]
:::::::::STUFFlands isn't what Loafing said. Loafing said Herelands. Anyway, The Cheat does say "okay", and it's probably just to play with the fans, as Dorian said (more or less). It's a sticky topic if we want to make an exception to The-Cheat-language transcription rule, and I'm going back and forth on this one. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I don't think this is comparable to previous situations at all. The Cheat here does something ''completely'' out of the ordinary. In general, his vowels are always variants on "eh" or "er", but here he makes a clear "O" sound. Likewise, for his second syllable, he uses a "k" consonant, which is not in the Cheat's normal phonology either. I think it's quite clear that TBC meant this one to be unambiguous. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I disagree. I think it's still just The Cheat in his own language. Just because we think he said that does not make it so. Also, notice the angry black squiggle. That's hardly a mood where The Cheat would offer a compliant "OK". I'd suggest the real translation could not appear on a family website. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I agree with Qermaq --[[User:70.28.112.174|70.28.112.174]] 10:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I actually hear a "t" sound, not a "k". I think it could mean "OK" just because "OK" would be an appropriate answer. I also don't believe that TBC worry too much whether we can understand The Cheat or not. They don't have to document it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::I agree. The Cheat was MEANT to obviously sound like he said a real word for the first time. I think it's worth mentioning that.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 05:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
This isn't the first time it's happened. He's said things clearly like this before. This isn't notable on the page as it's still pretty much The Cheat talk. It freaked me out though. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Well... after listening to it a couple of times, it's definitely still in The Cheat. I can hear a distinct "k" sound in there, but everything else is standard squeakyness. So it's The Cheat talk, just more distinct than previously.

Do you think he's going to speak some sort of english in later toons? [[User:Cyberdemon|Cyberdemon]] 20:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, wait, has The Cheat ever spoken with his mouth open? I think everything he says is some type of humming sound. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Nonsense! It's clearly CheatSpeak for "F*** You." --[[User:Tjsynkral|Tjsynkral]] 23:54, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== "College sign in coloring book?" ==
It looked to me that in the second page of the coloring book the Limozeen band members are giving the "Hook 'em Horns!" handsign of the University of Texas in Austin. Is this intended? It's freaking awesome. I know that band members usually give a sort of "I love you" hand sign but the sign given in the picture shows the thumb covering the two middle fingers with the index and pinky extended in a Longhorn Fashion.
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 13:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:The short version is that that gesture has a lot of meanings, is used by rock stars a lot, and is commonly confused with the sign for "I love you." Wikipedia has [[Wikipedia:Corna|the long version]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 21:10, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Interesting coincidence... or ''did'' I?? ==

This was removed from the article's fun facts, but I think it merits mention somewhere.

*The Chalkboard says "SOY IS MURDER" which is odd, given that she has been previously established as a [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian|vegetarian]]. This may be explained by Strong Bad's message in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] where he tells Marzipan that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals.

{{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:I think the first part does not make sense. The second sentence might be OK to include. (The board says that soy is "ALSO" murder, btw.){{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::The first part neglects to mention that it says "TOO". As in, "Meat is murder, but soy is murder as well". The second part came to mind instantly for me. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I've readded, editing the beginning part considerably. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:22, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I would prefer a more neutral statement, like "Strong Bad has previously said that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals."{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I agree, as I don't think it really was a reference to Marzipan's Answering Machine. I think it's just Marzipan going overboard with her "hippiness" (e.g., the chinchilla protest actually being a protest to get them out of her basement).--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 09:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::: Baby seals is one possibility. The other is that "killing plants is no better than killing animals." Remember, she sings to vegetables, she had a seance for her plant, and made her veggie burger into homestar junior. Maybe the lesson was that plants are just as important.
::::::: and don't forget about when she decided not to cut the pumpkin off the vine. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I think this is the perfect time to use [[STUFF]]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::It's related to her desire not to kill ''anything'', not to the answering machine message. Basically, it's just a joke. Her line "So that way, you always feel guilty" illustrates this. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
It's just a joke. It's like the guy on the Simpsons who said "I'm a fourth level vegan; I don't eat anything that casts a shadow." [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 22:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Pressed Bunson? ==

Strong Bad raises a good point: What the crap is "pressed bunson"? The Google, it does nothing. Is this a reference to something (real-world or otherwise), or is this just another bit of standard-issue H*R nonsense? --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 07:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:If anything, it's just nonsense. No search on Google, Yahoo! or the Wikipedia turned up anything. Noted in the article. Possibly an inside joke just between the Bros. Chaps. [[User:WaveOBabies|WaveOBabies]] 11:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::My guess is they just want to mess with the wiki community and its over-obsessed fans. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 09:49, 23 Oct 2006 (PDT)
:::This is the second topic on this page where someone suggests that TBC just want to mess with the wiki. I can't believe that they would think about the wiki at all while they simply do what they like. In this case, they just made up a funny word. That's all.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I think it's just that the crayons couldn't be soy--since that's also murder--so they just made something up. Now I'm just wondering if anybody has any ideas as to what the word bunson could be based on, if any. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 21:14, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== We just call it blue ==

I can't remember exactly which style of art it refers to, but one of the traditional art forms, like those of the Australian Aboriginees or Native American Indians, uses black where there should be blue due to lack of natural blue pigments. I'd put it on the page but it's probably better that someone finds the type of art first... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ZanderSchubert ZanderSchubert] 07:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Most likely, black being called blue is a parody of racial things in Kindergarten and small school. --[[User:71.80.201.61|71.80.201.61]] 23:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Your comment is nonsensical. As a former teacher of kindergarteners, I can aver that they don't get the race differences for the large part. There are no racial things in Kindergarten. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kindergarten? ==

Doesn't the fact that Missy P had a baby link in with the kindergarten thing? I don't know, it was just a thought.
:Babies don't go to kindergarten. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Ssh... it's close enough!

== Hey, -man ==

Santaman, Santaman again, Monsterman, Teacherman... is it time to give [[-man]] its own page under [[Running Gags]] yet? [[User:Octan|Octan]] 13:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:If you're going to do that, establish a very strong initial edit; make the first edit as if you won't edit the article again. Most running gag pages will be put up for deletion if the article does not appear strong. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 14:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

::And don't forget [[Marzipan|Marzi]]man. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::And [[Stinkoman]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't think Stinkoman counts. That's clearly pronounced Stinko *Man*. The others are pronounced faster, resulting in it sounding like "min", which is the joke here. -{{User:YK/sig}} 20:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::And the ever-present [[Wrestleman]]. {{User:Laramie/Sig}} 13:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

:This just sounds like "This and that" (Or whatever it's called). This is simply part of how homestar talks funny personaly.

::"This, that, and the other thing" (TTATOT), and point. It's always limited to Homestar, so it should be included, if anywhere, on his page. -{{User:YK/sig}} 20:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::...Then wouldn't [[:Category:Homestar Runner running gags|these]], too? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:51, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Hum. Point taken. I didn't even know that catagory existed. Sorry. I've been away for the last couple months, so I guess I've missed stuff. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:00, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Don't worry, we still love you. <3 —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 23:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Animas or Animals? ==

The fun facts, as well as this [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image]], say that one of the subjects on Homestar's reportcard is "talking to animas". But when I watch it, it says "animals". What's going on? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I also notice that the fun facts say "blossom" is misspelled as "blossum", but it looks ok to me. Were these mistakes that have since been fixed? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:They both seem to have been fixed now. I watched it last night, and it said "blossum" (not sure about the animal/animas thing though). {{User:Saturn/sig}} 16:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Well, clearly the [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image on the page]] is the original release. Shortly after, they put the "l" back in "animal" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 2.png|(from a file cached on my computer)]]. Then after that, they corrected "blossom" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 3.png|(from the current file)]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I fixed the image.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Vulgar... ==

So, should we link to [[Swears]]? --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 20:01, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Not really a swear, but it is vulgar. Like "crap" is vulgar too. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:19, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Tight Pants? ==

Oh, you all knew this was coming, right? Well, just to be the first to throw it out there, do you think that the purple crayon is a reference to Homestar's Daisy Dukes from [[long pants]]? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|''Brightstar Shiner'']] 21:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

"ballade purple" is a reference to megaman, unless ballades are naturally purple.--[[User:150.243.207.238|150.243.207.238]] 21:38, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:"Oh, I definitely say it's just a result of tight pants."
:"Oooohh, tight paaants!"
:"Sorry about that. What were we talking about?"
:"The tightest of pants."
:"Oh, right, right. Tight pants."
:"Once again, I point the blame squarely at tight pants."
:That was the exchange that immediately crossed my mind. Obviously it has a whole lot more to do with tight pants than creepy pants (which all the time get some... light globes).--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 22:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::'''Edit Conflict!''' Tight Pants...has a page, doesn't it? This is most certainly a reference, if I do say so myself. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|''Brightstar Shiner'']] 22:18, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Of Age Ladies & Canada ==

{Change to next page, which shows Larry with two women. The text says "Larry Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show". Larry's face has been colored like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves. The girls have the Canadian Flag colored onto their shirts.}

I believe this is a reference to Canada's recent crusade against all forms of child pronography.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon#Legal_status_in_Canada

:I seriously doubt the Chaps know slash care about this whole thing with the Canada and the children and the misplaced R's... [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 02:35, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

::TBC won't be referncing Canadian stuff. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:::How do ''you'' know? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:34, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::::It's theoretically possible, of course, but I think it's pretty huge stretch. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:37, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== graduate ==

I went ahead and edited the article about the cheat and grills but I don't feel I worded it well... Anyway I think it's ironic how many times we see Homestar wearing a grduate's cap only to find out that he's in preschool (possible reference?) [[User:Andrew911|Andrew911]] 00:45, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Fun fact? ==

Should [[Wikipedia:Cumin|Cumin]] be added to fun facts? I'm not so sure it's noteworthy. (It was in Homestar's report card.) {{User:Steve/sig}} 01:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:I think cumin is already a pretty well-known spice. Uh, it is a spice, right? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:36, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== nuturing your inner-Life Blossom ==

Does anyone else think that it is odd that the crayons don't write as to not let any life blossom shine above the rest and yet they get report cards with psuedo-grades on them? Noteworthy? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:But we don't know that Strong Mad and Homsar's grades are any different from Homestar's. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::Of course, that too would be rather, umm, interesting, if the just gave everyone the same grades to keep everyone equal. I can just hear Marzipan saying, "Oh, everyone gets roots and grass! That way, no one Life Blossom shines more than any other. Plus, the roots and grass are made of pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== The messed-up nature of the school ==

Here's something that I think might belong in the remarks section.

This toon continues inconsistency that is present in the H*R cartoons about school. In senior prom, Homestar and Marzipan are at their senior prom. However, in this toon, Marzipan is a teacher while Homestar is a kindergarden student.

Should this be added? --[[User:Paczjj15|Paczjj15]] 16:08, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:And in [[high school]] Coach Z was a baby (the same as the rest) but in [[stand-up]] he was older than SB. I don't think TBC try too hard for absolute consistency, just whatever is funny. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:18, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::high school is Strong Bad's unphotographic memory.--[[User:Marvelrulez|Marvelrulez]]

== Bean Beams ==

Okay, people can't agree if it's "laser beams" or "laser beans" that Strong Bad tells The Cheat to consider after "laser limes". Either one makes a certain amount of sense in the unusual context, and I can't really tell myself. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:09, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:True, true. I was just going to say for the record that this is indeed a close one and I can't even tell which one it is myself. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::I hear '''beans'''. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::'''Beans''' speak to me too. --[[User:Benn|Benn]] 05:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I heard "beams" first time through, but repeated listenings aren't clear enough to swing me either way... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:41, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I distinctly hear '''bea''m''s''', which makes ''more'' sense than the other (which admittedly makes a tiny amount, if you think about it a while). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::I think both make sense, but I distinctly hear "beams".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Pronunciation ==

I think maybe under "Real-World References" we should mention how Homestar's pronunciation of "crayons" as "crowns" is a parody of the tendancy of people in some regions (for example, many of the suburbs of Chicago) to pronounce "crayons" as "crans." Or would this be better placed on a page about Homestar's vocal mannerisms? As a mispronunciation, it's almost Coach Z-esque; kind of makes me wonder how he pronounces it...
: It's because he's portrayed as a kindergartener in this email. Note the use of "bafroom", "liberry", and "pie pie comics". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:: I suppose that rules it out as being just another of Homestar's mannerisms, but I think the Real-World Reference is still apt, since it's the only mispronunciation they actually call him on.
:::I think it's a real world reference. Many kids mispronounce it as "crowns" beyond the kindergarden stage. Me and my siblings were some of them. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
: Homestar mispronounces tons of stuff. "Total wave" and "doingg" come to mind. [[User:Octan|Octan]] 03:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Goody Marzipan ==

I added a thing to the article, but it seems to be totally gone, and i can't even find it in the history. Did someone delete it, or did we lose it in the upgrade? I wrote about how Goody Marzipan refers to the word Goody, being short for [[Wikipedia:goodwife|Goodwife]] meaning a married woman.
:It's currently in [[STUFF]]. Please vote! --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Talk:coloring

PolarBoy — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:10:55 GMT

PolarBoy: /* "College sign in coloring book?" */

== "Okay" ==

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time that [[The Cheat]] has actually said a word... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Or is it? Are they just The Cheat noises? hmmm...{{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::They're still The Cheat noises. Distinctive, but The Cheat noises nonetheless. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I think this one's pretty clearly unambiguous. Just to mess with people. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::It definitely sounds like a very clear (for [[cheat talk]] anyway) "Okay!" to me. ''Much'' more intelligible than all the other times people have claimed to hear actual words in The Cheat noises, at any rate. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 04:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I have no question in my mind at all that this is "OK", not just The Cheat noises. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Let's STUFF'it! {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 04:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Don't think we need to STUFF it... It's also not a fun fact. I believe that it's probably "OK", but it's still a guess. And if we allow this, then we'll have to revisit other toons as well. Where would we draw the line?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, I agree with Loafing. Should we remove it, or do we have to have a holy-crap-long debate about it in the STUFFlands? -[[User:J2|J2]]
:::::::::STUFFlands isn't what Loafing said. Loafing said Herelands. Anyway, The Cheat does say "okay", and it's probably just to play with the fans, as Dorian said (more or less). It's a sticky topic if we want to make an exception to The-Cheat-language transcription rule, and I'm going back and forth on this one. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I don't think this is comparable to previous situations at all. The Cheat here does something ''completely'' out of the ordinary. In general, his vowels are always variants on "eh" or "er", but here he makes a clear "O" sound. Likewise, for his second syllable, he uses a "k" consonant, which is not in the Cheat's normal phonology either. I think it's quite clear that TBC meant this one to be unambiguous. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I disagree. I think it's still just The Cheat in his own language. Just because we think he said that does not make it so. Also, notice the angry black squiggle. That's hardly a mood where The Cheat would offer a compliant "OK". I'd suggest the real translation could not appear on a family website. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I agree with Qermaq --[[User:70.28.112.174|70.28.112.174]] 10:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I actually hear a "t" sound, not a "k". I think it could mean "OK" just because "OK" would be an appropriate answer. I also don't believe that TBC worry too much whether we can understand The Cheat or not. They don't have to document it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::I agree. The Cheat was MEANT to obviously sound like he said a real word for the first time. I think it's worth mentioning that.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 05:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
This isn't the first time it's happened. He's said things clearly like this before. This isn't notable on the page as it's still pretty much The Cheat talk. It freaked me out though. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Well... after listening to it a couple of times, it's definitely still in The Cheat. I can hear a distinct "k" sound in there, but everything else is standard squeakyness. So it's The Cheat talk, just more distinct than previously.

Do you think he's going to speak some sort of english in later toons? [[User:Cyberdemon|Cyberdemon]] 20:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, wait, has The Cheat ever spoken with his mouth open? I think everything he says is some type of humming sound. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Nonsense! It's clearly CheatSpeak for "F*** You." --[[User:Tjsynkral|Tjsynkral]] 23:54, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== "College sign in coloring book?" ==
It looked to me that in the second page of the coloring book the Limozeen band members are giving the "Hook 'em Horns!" handsign of the University of Texas in Austin. Is this intended? It's freaking awesome. I know that band members usually give a sort of "I love you" hand sign but the sign given in the picture shows the thumb covering the two middle fingers with the index and pinky extended in a Longhorn Fashion.
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 13:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:The short version is that that gesture has a lot of meanings, is used by rock stars a lot, and is commonly confused with the sign for "I love you." Wikipedia has [[Wikipedia:Corna|the long version]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 21:10, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Interesting coincidence... or ''did'' I?? ==

This was removed from the article's fun facts, but I think it merits mention somewhere.

*The Chalkboard says "SOY IS MURDER" which is odd, given that she has been previously established as a [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian|vegetarian]]. This may be explained by Strong Bad's message in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] where he tells Marzipan that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals.

{{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:I think the first part does not make sense. The second sentence might be OK to include. (The board says that soy is "ALSO" murder, btw.){{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::The first part neglects to mention that it says "TOO". As in, "Meat is murder, but soy is murder as well". The second part came to mind instantly for me. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I've readded, editing the beginning part considerably. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:22, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I would prefer a more neutral statement, like "Strong Bad has previously said that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals."{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I agree, as I don't think it really was a reference to Marzipan's Answering Machine. I think it's just Marzipan going overboard with her "hippiness" (e.g., the chinchilla protest actually being a protest to get them out of her basement).--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 09:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::: Baby seals is one possibility. The other is that "killing plants is no better than killing animals." Remember, she sings to vegetables, she had a seance for her plant, and made her veggie burger into homestar junior. Maybe the lesson was that plants are just as important.
::::::: and don't forget about when she decided not to cut the pumpkin off the vine. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I think this is the perfect time to use [[STUFF]]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::It's related to her desire not to kill ''anything'', not to the answering machine message. Basically, it's just a joke. Her line "So that way, you always feel guilty" illustrates this. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
It's just a joke. It's like the guy on the Simpsons who said "I'm a fourth level vegan; I don't eat anything that casts a shadow." [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 22:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Pressed Bunson? ==

Strong Bad raises a good point: What the crap is "pressed bunson"? The Google, it does nothing. Is this a reference to something (real-world or otherwise), or is this just another bit of standard-issue H*R nonsense? --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 07:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:If anything, it's just nonsense. No search on Google, Yahoo! or the Wikipedia turned up anything. Noted in the article. Possibly an inside joke just between the Bros. Chaps. [[User:WaveOBabies|WaveOBabies]] 11:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::My guess is they just want to mess with the wiki community and its over-obsessed fans. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 09:49, 23 Oct 2006 (PDT)
:::This is the second topic on this page where someone suggests that TBC just want to mess with the wiki. I can't believe that they would think about the wiki at all while they simply do what they like. In this case, they just made up a funny word. That's all.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== We just call it blue ==

I can't remember exactly which style of art it refers to, but one of the traditional art forms, like those of the Australian Aboriginees or Native American Indians, uses black where there should be blue due to lack of natural blue pigments. I'd put it on the page but it's probably better that someone finds the type of art first... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ZanderSchubert ZanderSchubert] 07:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Most likely, black being called blue is a parody of racial things in Kindergarten and small school. --[[User:71.80.201.61|71.80.201.61]] 23:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Your comment is nonsensical. As a former teacher of kindergarteners, I can aver that they don't get the race differences for the large part. There are no racial things in Kindergarten. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kindergarten? ==

Doesn't the fact that Missy P had a baby link in with the kindergarten thing? I don't know, it was just a thought.
:Babies don't go to kindergarten. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Ssh... it's close enough!

== Hey, -man ==

Santaman, Santaman again, Monsterman, Teacherman... is it time to give [[-man]] its own page under [[Running Gags]] yet? [[User:Octan|Octan]] 13:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:If you're going to do that, establish a very strong initial edit; make the first edit as if you won't edit the article again. Most running gag pages will be put up for deletion if the article does not appear strong. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 14:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

::And don't forget [[Marzipan|Marzi]]man. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::And [[Stinkoman]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't think Stinkoman counts. That's clearly pronounced Stinko *Man*. The others are pronounced faster, resulting in it sounding like "min", which is the joke here. -{{User:YK/sig}} 20:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::And the ever-present [[Wrestleman]]. {{User:Laramie/Sig}} 13:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

:This just sounds like "This and that" (Or whatever it's called). This is simply part of how homestar talks funny personaly.

::"This, that, and the other thing" (TTATOT), and point. It's always limited to Homestar, so it should be included, if anywhere, on his page. -{{User:YK/sig}} 20:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::...Then wouldn't [[:Category:Homestar Runner running gags|these]], too? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:51, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Hum. Point taken. I didn't even know that catagory existed. Sorry. I've been away for the last couple months, so I guess I've missed stuff. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:00, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Don't worry, we still love you. <3 —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 23:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Animas or Animals? ==

The fun facts, as well as this [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image]], say that one of the subjects on Homestar's reportcard is "talking to animas". But when I watch it, it says "animals". What's going on? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I also notice that the fun facts say "blossom" is misspelled as "blossum", but it looks ok to me. Were these mistakes that have since been fixed? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:They both seem to have been fixed now. I watched it last night, and it said "blossum" (not sure about the animal/animas thing though). {{User:Saturn/sig}} 16:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Well, clearly the [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image on the page]] is the original release. Shortly after, they put the "l" back in "animal" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 2.png|(from a file cached on my computer)]]. Then after that, they corrected "blossom" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 3.png|(from the current file)]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I fixed the image.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Vulgar... ==

So, should we link to [[Swears]]? --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 20:01, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Not really a swear, but it is vulgar. Like "crap" is vulgar too. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:19, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Tight Pants? ==

Oh, you all knew this was coming, right? Well, just to be the first to throw it out there, do you think that the purple crayon is a reference to Homestar's Daisy Dukes from [[long pants]]? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|''Brightstar Shiner'']] 21:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

"ballade purple" is a reference to megaman, unless ballades are naturally purple.--[[User:150.243.207.238|150.243.207.238]] 21:38, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:"Oh, I definitely say it's just a result of tight pants."
:"Oooohh, tight paaants!"
:"Sorry about that. What were we talking about?"
:"The tightest of pants."
:"Oh, right, right. Tight pants."
:"Once again, I point the blame squarely at tight pants."
:That was the exchange that immediately crossed my mind. Obviously it has a whole lot more to do with tight pants than creepy pants (which all the time get some... light globes).--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 22:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::'''Edit Conflict!''' Tight Pants...has a page, doesn't it? This is most certainly a reference, if I do say so myself. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|''Brightstar Shiner'']] 22:18, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Of Age Ladies & Canada ==

{Change to next page, which shows Larry with two women. The text says "Larry Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show". Larry's face has been colored like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves. The girls have the Canadian Flag colored onto their shirts.}

I believe this is a reference to Canada's recent crusade against all forms of child pronography.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon#Legal_status_in_Canada

:I seriously doubt the Chaps know slash care about this whole thing with the Canada and the children and the misplaced R's... [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 02:35, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

::TBC won't be referncing Canadian stuff. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:::How do ''you'' know? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:34, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::::It's theoretically possible, of course, but I think it's pretty huge stretch. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:37, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== graduate ==

I went ahead and edited the article about the cheat and grills but I don't feel I worded it well... Anyway I think it's ironic how many times we see Homestar wearing a grduate's cap only to find out that he's in preschool (possible reference?) [[User:Andrew911|Andrew911]] 00:45, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Fun fact? ==

Should [[Wikipedia:Cumin|Cumin]] be added to fun facts? I'm not so sure it's noteworthy. (It was in Homestar's report card.) {{User:Steve/sig}} 01:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:I think cumin is already a pretty well-known spice. Uh, it is a spice, right? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:36, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== nuturing your inner-Life Blossom ==

Does anyone else think that it is odd that the crayons don't write as to not let any life blossom shine above the rest and yet they get report cards with psuedo-grades on them? Noteworthy? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:But we don't know that Strong Mad and Homsar's grades are any different from Homestar's. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::Of course, that too would be rather, umm, interesting, if the just gave everyone the same grades to keep everyone equal. I can just hear Marzipan saying, "Oh, everyone gets roots and grass! That way, no one Life Blossom shines more than any other. Plus, the roots and grass are made of pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== The messed-up nature of the school ==

Here's something that I think might belong in the remarks section.

This toon continues inconsistency that is present in the H*R cartoons about school. In senior prom, Homestar and Marzipan are at their senior prom. However, in this toon, Marzipan is a teacher while Homestar is a kindergarden student.

Should this be added? --[[User:Paczjj15|Paczjj15]] 16:08, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:And in [[high school]] Coach Z was a baby (the same as the rest) but in [[stand-up]] he was older than SB. I don't think TBC try too hard for absolute consistency, just whatever is funny. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:18, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::high school is Strong Bad's unphotographic memory.--[[User:Marvelrulez|Marvelrulez]]

== Bean Beams ==

Okay, people can't agree if it's "laser beams" or "laser beans" that Strong Bad tells The Cheat to consider after "laser limes". Either one makes a certain amount of sense in the unusual context, and I can't really tell myself. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:09, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:True, true. I was just going to say for the record that this is indeed a close one and I can't even tell which one it is myself. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::I hear '''beans'''. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::'''Beans''' speak to me too. --[[User:Benn|Benn]] 05:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I heard "beams" first time through, but repeated listenings aren't clear enough to swing me either way... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:41, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I distinctly hear '''bea''m''s''', which makes ''more'' sense than the other (which admittedly makes a tiny amount, if you think about it a while). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::I think both make sense, but I distinctly hear "beams".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Pronunciation ==

I think maybe under "Real-World References" we should mention how Homestar's pronunciation of "crayons" as "crowns" is a parody of the tendancy of people in some regions (for example, many of the suburbs of Chicago) to pronounce "crayons" as "crans." Or would this be better placed on a page about Homestar's vocal mannerisms? As a mispronunciation, it's almost Coach Z-esque; kind of makes me wonder how he pronounces it...
: It's because he's portrayed as a kindergartener in this email. Note the use of "bafroom", "liberry", and "pie pie comics". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
:: I suppose that rules it out as being just another of Homestar's mannerisms, but I think the Real-World Reference is still apt, since it's the only mispronunciation they actually call him on.
:::I think it's a real world reference. Many kids mispronounce it as "crowns" beyond the kindergarden stage. Me and my siblings were some of them. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
: Homestar mispronounces tons of stuff. "Total wave" and "doingg" come to mind. [[User:Octan|Octan]] 03:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Goody Marzipan ==

I added a thing to the article, but it seems to be totally gone, and i can't even find it in the history. Did someone delete it, or did we lose it in the upgrade? I wrote about how Goody Marzipan refers to the word Goody, being short for [[Wikipedia:goodwife|Goodwife]] meaning a married woman.
:It's currently in [[STUFF]]. Please vote! --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

coloring

PolarBoy — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:56:28 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Inside References */

{{sbenav|160|retirement|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail160.png|thumb|"Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... 'Laser Limes'."]]

Strong Bad discusses crayon colors and stumbles upon Marzipan's cult, er, "classroom".

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}, [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Garage]], [[The Classroom]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 22, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:56

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sippin' on a bottle of email, cold, having a picnic lunch with some co-workers.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: bad crayon namers</div>
Dear awesome, 
have you ever thought how rediculous some crayon names are....I mean "blizzard blue"...thats stupid...and "Laser lemon"...??? 
-much love 
Ter 
Andover,MN
</blockquote>

''{After "Dear awesome", Strong Bad inserts, "Oh! Somebody finally got it right!"; at the first ellipsis, he adds, "Oh, you mean like, Red iculous?" and a red crayon that says "Red iculous" appears, and after "Laser lemon", he repeats surprisedly:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Laser lemon?! ''{picking up a phone}'' The Cheat, halt production immediately!

''{Cut to the garage, where The Cheat is using a soldering iron and an oscilloscope to build a laser with lemons on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{over the PA}'' Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... "Laser Limes". ''{The Cheat looks annoyed}'' Or maybe just laser beams.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise which sounds unmistakably like "Okay."}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy, where Strong Bad resumes reading the email. He reads "Andover,MN" as "And over, and over, and over, M N."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ter? What is that, short for Terbert? Or Terlliam? Or Terthew? ''{clears screen}'' Welter, the crayons of my youth had pretty awesome names. Especially the ones that came with my Limozeen 1989 "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada" Tour coloring book!

''{Cut to a view of this coloring book, which has a drawing of two members of Limozeen on the cover.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There was Leather Black—

''{A black crayon saying "Leather Black" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Ripped Denim Blue,—

''{A blue crayon saying "Ripped Denim Blue" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Groupie Lipstick Red,—

''{A red crayon saying "Groupie Lipstick Red" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Skin Flesh!

''{A pink crayon saying "Skin Flesh" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hairspray Blond!

''{A yellow crayon saying "Hairspray Blond" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And Tight Shiny Purple.

''{A purple crayon saying "Tight Shiny Purple" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It even came with a cassette tape with a song about how to color!

''{A yellow cassette tape saying "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)" appears.}''

''{Change to a view of the first page of the coloring book, which shows Larry and Gary performing. Below this is the text "Gary and Larry rehearse their moves". The page has been colored to look like Larry playing the guitar causes it to catch fire, a laser is firing from the guitar with the word "vpoo" over it.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Grab a box of sixty-four,—

''{Changes to the next page, which shows Limozeen with the text "We are in a band called Limozeen!" Perry's skin has been colored green with blue hair, Larry has been colored with a black eye and blood dripping with the words "be tup" colored on his shirt, and Mary has been colored with an extra set of arms coming out of his head doing the evil fingers, the words "2 sets!" are also colored above his head.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' —with a sharpener a-built right in,—

''{Change to next page, which shows Larry with two women. The text says "<s>Larry</s> Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show". Larry's face has been colored like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves. The girls have the [[Wikipedia:Canadian Flag|Canadian Flag]] colored onto their shirts.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Dump 'em all out onto the floor,—

''{Change to next page, which shows Mary with a face drawn on his abdomen; the text says, "Drummers almost never wear shirts while playing a big show." The rest of the page remains colorless.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' —and let the party begin!

''{Change to next page, which shows Gary leaping into the air whilst playing the guitar; he has been colored to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and hold a basketball; a basketball hoop and defending player have also been drawn in. The text reads "Gary's playing some "air" guitar. Get it?"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Outside the lines!

''{The next page shows Perry with Teeg Dougland, who is running sound, the text reads "Producer/ manager/ roadie/ webmaster Teeg Dougland shows Perry how to tweak the reverb." They have both been colored to look like old ladies with wrinkles, grey hair, lipstick and fingernails all colored in,}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Inside your heart!

''{The next page shows Larry and Perry, who is wearing a bear mask; the text reads "'That bear mask has GOT to go!!!' shouts Larry."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Those crayons of mine!

''{The next page shows Mary and Larry barbecuing; a large, vicious-looking hot dog has been drawn standing behind them; The Cheat has been drawn peeking from around the barbecue. Mary's skin has been colored blue, The text reads, "Back home from the road, Mary and Larry say, 'It's Grilla Time!'"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Hey, hey, let's go back to the start!

''{The last page shows Larry with Gary and Perry performing, this page is not colored. The text reads, "Larry is screaming like a demon. And the other two are playing guitars."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like I missed one! As much as I respect you guys as artists, it's time to melt your faces off.

''{Strong Bad uses the Skin Flesh crayon to draw on Larry's face; the crayon breaks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, crudcrap! My Skin Flesh broke!

''{Cut to a view of Strong Bad at his table holding the broken crayon.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where'm I gonna get another one of these at this hour? Ooh, wait! I bet Marzipan's teaching her kindergarten class down at the Montesodium school! Those kids eat crayons like they were paste!

''{Cut to Marzipan in the Classroom; the blackboard reads "SOY IS ALSO MURDER"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{finishing a monologue}'' ...So that way, you always feel guilty!

''{Strong Bad walks in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Goody Marzipan. Can I borrow some crayons? I broke my Skin Flesh!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{looks aghast, then angry}'' Shhh! Strong Bad, not in front of the class!

''{Cut to a view of the class, which consists of Homsar, Strong Mad and Homestar Runner wearing yellow shirts. Homsar has a stack of blocks on his desk that reads "TURD".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teach-orr! I have go bafroom!

''{Cut back to Marzipan and Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why can't I say "Skin Flesh" in front of the—uh, ''children?''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First of all, we don't call them children. They're "life blossoms"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Life blossoms?! Marzipan, what kind of cult are you running here?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, a pretty standard one. ''{cut to a closeup of Marzipan}'' Anyway, we don't use the term "Skin Flesh". The color you're looking for is "Dermal Discoveries".

''{A pink roll loosely resembling a crayon with the words "Dermal Discoveries" appears. Cut to a view from behind Marzipan, facing Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's that scramble?! What about Lipstick Red?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, no, no. Too gender-specific. We use "Crimson Suggestion".

''{A red roll with the words "Crimson Suggestion" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, how 'bout Hairspray Blond?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Vague Pigmentation!

''{A yellow roll with the words "Vague Pigmentation" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Leather Black?

'''MARZIPAN:''' We just call that "blue."

''{A black roll with the word "Blue" appears. Homestar Runner moves into view}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacherman, ''{cut to face Homestar Runner}'' are we just gonna talk about crowns all day?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ta'-'bou'-wha'?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crowns! You know! For coloring! A box of crowns!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{chuckling}'' You mean, crayons? Cray-ons?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks angry}'' Oh, I don't need this. I'm going to the liberry! To read me some pie-pie comics!

''{Return to view of Marzipan and Strong Bad from the front}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What kind of grades does Homestar get?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, roots and grass, mostly.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Roots and grass? What're those, like, D's? D minusesses?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, they're F's.

''{Cut back to the last page of the coloring book.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, boys. Prepare to make some dermal discoveries!

''{Strong Bad begins to draw with the Dermal Discoveries "crayon." Nothing happens.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the— what's wrong with this stupid crown—on?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, didn't I tell you? Our crayons don't actually color so that no one life blossom shines brighter than any other. That way, they're ''all'' special!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I never had any doubts that all your students were ''{uses hand quotes}'' "special," Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' And they're made from 100% pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack! Mmm! ''{eats a "Crimson Suggestion".}''

''{A bundle of Marzipan's "crayons" appears in front of Strong Bad.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing, his words appear under the bundle of "crayons."}'' Pressed bunson, you know it's pressed bunson. Preeeeow!

''{The Paper comes down as Larry sings the last word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...the crap is pressed bunson?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Homestar_reportcardnew.png|thumb|170px|They're life blossoms!]]
*Click on "Dear awesome" after Strong Bad mentions "Red Iculous" to see a "Dear Awesome" colored crayon.
*Likewise, click on "some crayon" and see a "Some Crayon" colored crayon.
*Click on Homestar's shirt when he walks up to Marzipan to see the [[:Image:LURN logo corrected.png|logo]] for [[L.U.R.N.]], or "Life-Blossoms Undergoing Re-programming Naturally."
*Click on the word Murder on the chalkboard after Strong Bad asks about Homestar's grades to see his report card.
*At the end, click on the [[Limozeen Coloring Book]] to see the whole thing (comes up in a new window). It has three pages not featured in the email. You can color it with the included crayons, or print it out.

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*The device next to The Cheat is an [[wikipedia:Oscilloscope|oscilloscope]].
*"Special" is often used as a euphemism to refer to developmentally challenged people.

===Trivia===
*The crayons in the Easter egg contain two colors not featured in the email: "Roadie [[Puking|Puke]] Green" and "Sweet Boots Brown".
*This is the first time we see Marzipan in Strong Bad's house.
*The coloring book Easter egg originally did not have an "Undo" button to go back a step when coloring, so if you made a mistake well into your drawing, you'd have to erase it all. It was added later.

===Remarks===
*The Lappy's "toe" (which was removed in [[cliffhangers]] and was missing in [[retirement]]) is back.
*The cards above the chalkboard read "4, I3, (, I>, 3, I=, 6, #, 1" which are [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] representations of the letters A through I.
*This is the first/closest The Cheat has gotten to saying a word in English ("Okay") outside of his [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons, although some of his [[Deliberately Poor English#A Lack of Intelligible Speech|The Cheat noises]] have strongly suggested English phrases in the past.
*Even though the coloring book is dated 1989, Teeg is called a webmaster. The name "web" was used in hypertext systems from at least 1988 on in [[Wikipedia:Intermedia (hypertext)|Intermedia]].
*Both [[Larry Palaroncini|Larry]] and [[Perry Palaroncini|Perry]] are wearing blue shirts with white stars, in the style of Homestar's shirt.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When this email was first released, "blossom" was misspelled as "blossum" in the T-shirt and report card Easter eggs, and "animals" was misspelled as "animas". These have since been fixed.
*The coloring book originally misnamed several of the crayons in comparison to their email counterparts. Groupie Lipstick Red was incorrectly named "Rockin' Red" while Tight Shiny Purple was named "Ballad Purple". This has since been fixed.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad uses the same [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]] to speak to The Cheat over the intercom that he used in [[replacement]].
*Strong Bad has previously defaced and satirized picture books in [[kids' book]] and [[That Time of Year]].
*When Strong Bad is coloring the Limozeen picture, the music is the same as the music that plays while he is drawing [[Trogdor]] in [[dragon]].
*Homestar calling Marzipan "Teacherman", is an example of him calling things something ending in "man", for instance, he called the "nice present" from [[Decemberween in July]] a [[Santaman]], and the [[Bear holding a Shark]] in [[myths & legends]] a "Monsterman".
** It could also be a reference to the real world book "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt.
*This is another appearance of [[Preeeeow]], the [[Wikipedia:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] describing The Paper's sound effect.
*"TURD" is a [[Wikipedia:vulgarism|vulgarism]] for [[Whatsit|whatsit]].
*The fact that Strong Bad drew The Cheat peeking out from behind [[Limozeen]]'s grill is a reference to [[Where's The Cheat?]], in which it is revealed that The Cheat lives in [[The King of Town's Grill]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Crayola|Crayola]] is a well known company that makes art supplies such as [[Wikipedia:Crayon|crayons]].
**"Laser Lemon" is the name of an actual [[Wikipedia:List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola color]]. "Blizzard Blue" also existed at one point, but has since been replaced with "Inchworm".
**"Skin Flesh" is also a possible reference to when Crayola renamed their color "Flesh" to "Peach" in 1962, partially to avoid racial discrimination.
*The band member wearing a bear mask is a reference to musician [[Wikipedia:John_Mayer|John Mayer]] who sometimes dresses in a bear costume in order to meet and talk with fans before concerts without the fans realizing who he is.
*"Montesodium" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of the words "Montessori" and "Sodium".
**[[Wikipedia:Montessori_method|Montessori Schools]] are a very progressive and non-traditional schooling system used in many private schools throughout the world. It focuses on allowing children to learn at their own pace and doing away with perceived forms of competition like grading.
*The page Strong Bad tries to color says "Larry is screamin' like a demon..."; he is also shown singing with his tongue hanging out. [[Wikipedia:Gene Simmons|Gene Simmons]] of the rock band Kiss is well-known for his extraordinarily long tongue, and is also known as "The Demon".
*Homestar leaving to go read "[[Pie|pie]] pie comics" may mean he wants to read [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]] comics.
*The coloring book makes mention of staying at the [[Wikipedia:Ramada|Ramada]], a well-known hotel chain.
*It's Grilla Time is a reference to "It's Miller Time", which is a famous slogan of [[wikipedia:Miller Brewing|Miller Brewing Company]]. It's also why they're holding [[Cold One|Cold Ones]] at the time.
*The subtitle on the Limozeen book, "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada", is written in the [[Fonts|font]] created and used by British heavy metal band [[wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail160.html|watch "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:sbemail160.swf|view the Flash file for "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:limo_coloringbook.html|View the coloring book]]
*[[HR:limo_coloringbook.swf|View the Flash file for the coloring book]]
*[[Forum:10080|forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:coloring

PolarBoy — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:30:33 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Interesting coincidence... or ''did'' I?? */

== "Okay" ==

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time that [[The Cheat]] has actually said a word... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Or is it? Are they just The Cheat noises? hmmm...{{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::They're still The Cheat noises. Distinctive, but The Cheat noises nonetheless. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I think this one's pretty clearly unambiguous. Just to mess with people. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::It definitely sounds like a very clear (for [[cheat talk]] anyway) "Okay!" to me. ''Much'' more intelligible than all the other times people have claimed to hear actual words in The Cheat noises, at any rate. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 04:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I have no question in my mind at all that this is "OK", not just The Cheat noises. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Let's STUFF'it! {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 04:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Don't think we need to STUFF it... It's also not a fun fact. I believe that it's probably "OK", but it's still a guess. And if we allow this, then we'll have to revisit other toons as well. Where would we draw the line?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, I agree with Loafing. Should we remove it, or do we have to have a holy-crap-long debate about it in the STUFFlands? -[[User:J2|J2]]
:::::::::STUFFlands isn't what Loafing said. Loafing said Herelands. Anyway, The Cheat does say "okay", and it's probably just to play with the fans, as Dorian said (more or less). It's a sticky topic if we want to make an exception to The-Cheat-language transcription rule, and I'm going back and forth on this one. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I don't think this is comparable to previous situations at all. The Cheat here does something ''completely'' out of the ordinary. In general, his vowels are always variants on "eh" or "er", but here he makes a clear "O" sound. Likewise, for his second syllable, he uses a "k" consonant, which is not in the Cheat's normal phonology either. I think it's quite clear that TBC meant this one to be unambiguous. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I disagree. I think it's still just The Cheat in his own language. Just because we think he said that does not make it so. Also, notice the angry black squiggle. That's hardly a mood where The Cheat would offer a compliant "OK". I'd suggest the real translation could not appear on a family website. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I agree with Qermaq --[[User:70.28.112.174|70.28.112.174]] 10:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I actually hear a "t" sound, not a "k". I think it could mean "OK" just because "OK" would be an appropriate answer. I also don't believe that TBC worry too much whether we can understand The Cheat or not. They don't have to document it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::I agree. The Cheat was MEANT to obviously sound like he said a real word for the first time. I think it's worth mentioning that.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 05:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
This isn't the first time it's happened. He's said things clearly like this before. This isn't notable on the page as it's still pretty much The Cheat talk. It freaked me out though. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Well... after listening to it a couple of times, it's definitely still in The Cheat. I can hear a distinct "k" sound in there, but everything else is standard squeakyness. So it's The Cheat talk, just more distinct than previously.

Do you think he's going to speak some sort of english in later toons? [[User:Cyberdemon|Cyberdemon]] 20:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Hey, wait, has The Cheat ever spoken with his mouth open? I think everything he says is some type of humming sound. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Interesting coincidence... or ''did'' I?? ==

This was removed from the article's fun facts, but I think it merits mention somewhere.

*The Chalkboard says "SOY IS MURDER" which is odd, given that she has been previously established as a [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian|vegetarian]]. This may be explained by Strong Bad's message in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] where he tells Marzipan that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals.

{{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:I think the first part does not make sense. The second sentence might be OK to include. (The board says that soy is "ALSO" murder, btw.){{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::The first part neglects to mention that it says "TOO". As in, "Meat is murder, but soy is murder as well". The second part came to mind instantly for me. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I've readded, editing the beginning part considerably. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:22, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I would prefer a more neutral statement, like "Strong Bad has previously said that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals."{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I agree, as I don't think it really was a reference to Marzipan's Answering Machine. I think it's just Marzipan going overboard with her "hippiness" (e.g., the chinchilla protest actually being a protest to get them out of her basement).--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 09:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::: Baby seals is one possibility. The other is that "killing plants is no better than killing animals." Remember, she sings to vegetables, she had a seance for her plant, and made her veggie burger into homestar junior. Maybe the lesson was that plants are just as important.
::::::: and don't forget about when she decided not to cut the pumpkin off the vine. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I think this is the perfect time to use [[STUFF]]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::It's related to her desire not to kill ''anything'', not to the answering machine message. Basically, it's just a joke. Her line "So that way, you always feel guilty" illustrates this. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
It's just a joke. It's like the guy on the Simpsons who said "I'm a fourth level vegan; I don't eat anything that casts a shadow." [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 22:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Pressed Bunson? ==

Strong Bad raises a good point: What the crap is "pressed bunson"? The Google, it does nothing. Is this a reference to something (real-world or otherwise), or is this just another bit of standard-issue H*R nonsense? --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 07:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:If anything, it's just nonsense. No search on Google, Yahoo! or the Wikipedia turned up anything. Noted in the article. Possibly an inside joke just between the Bros. Chaps. [[User:WaveOBabies|WaveOBabies]] 11:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::My guess is they just want to mess with the wiki community and its over-obsessed fans. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 09:49, 23 Oct 2006 (PDT)
:::This is the second topic on this page where someone suggests that TBC just want to mess with the wiki. I can't believe that they would think about the wiki at all while they simply do what they like. In this case, they just made up a funny word. That's all.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== We just call it blue ==

I can't remember exactly which style of art it refers to, but one of the traditional art forms, like those of the Australian Aboriginees or Native American Indians, uses black where there should be blue due to lack of natural blue pigments. I'd put it on the page but it's probably better that someone finds the type of art first... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ZanderSchubert ZanderSchubert] 07:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Most likely, black being called blue is a parody of racial things in Kindergarten and small school. --[[User:71.80.201.61|71.80.201.61]] 23:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Your comment is nonsensical. As a former teacher of kindergarteners, I can aver that they don't get the race differences for the large part. There are no racial things in Kindergarten. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kindergarten? ==

Doesn't the fact that Missy P had a baby link in with the kindergarten thing? I don't know, it was just a thought.
:Babies don't go to kindergarten. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Hey, -man ==

Santaman, Santaman again, Monsterman, Teacherman... is it time to give [[-man]] its own page under [[Running Gags]] yet? [[User:Octan|Octan]] 13:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:If you're going to do that, establish a very strong initial edit; make the first edit as if you won't edit the article again. Most running gag pages will be put up for deletion if the article does not appear strong. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 14:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

::And don't forget [[Marzipan|Marzi]]man. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::And [[Stinkoman]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't think Stinkoman counts. That's clearly pronounced Stinko *Man*. The others are pronounced faster, resulting in it sounding like "min", which is the joke here. -{{User:YK/sig}} 20:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::And the ever-present [[Wrestleman]]. {{User:Laramie/Sig}} 13:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

:This just sounds like "This and that" (Or whatever it's called). This is simply part of how homestar talks funny personaly.

::"This, that, and the other thing" (TTATOT), and point. It's always limited to Homestar, so it should be included, if anywhere, on his page. -{{User:YK/sig}} 20:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::...Then wouldn't [[:Category:Homestar Runner running gags|these]], too? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:51, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Hum. Point taken. I didn't even know that catagory existed. Sorry. I've been away for the last couple months, so I guess I've missed stuff. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:00, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Don't worry, we still love you. <3 —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 23:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Animas or Animals? ==

The fun facts, as well as this [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image]], say that one of the subjects on Homestar's reportcard is "talking to animas". But when I watch it, it says "animals". What's going on? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I also notice that the fun facts say "blossom" is misspelled as "blossum", but it looks ok to me. Were these mistakes that have since been fixed? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:They both seem to have been fixed now. I watched it last night, and it said "blossum" (not sure about the animal/animas thing though). {{User:Saturn/sig}} 16:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Well, clearly the [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image on the page]] is the original release. Shortly after, they put the "l" back in "animal" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 2.png|(from a file cached on my computer)]]. Then after that, they corrected "blossom" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 3.png|(from the current file)]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I fixed the image.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Vulgar... ==

So, should we link to [[Swears]]? --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 20:01, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Not really a swear, but it is vulgar. Like "crap" is vulgar too. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:19, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Tight Pants? ==

Oh, you all knew this was coming, right? Well, just to be the first to throw it out there, do you think that the purple crayon is a reference to Homestar's Daisy Dukes from [[long pants]]? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|''Brightstar Shiner'']] 21:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

"ballade purple" is a reference to megaman, unless ballades are naturally purple.--[[User:150.243.207.238|150.243.207.238]] 21:38, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:"Oh, I definitely say it's just a result of tight pants."
:"Oooohh, tight paaants!"
:"Sorry about that. What were we talking about?"
:"The tightest of pants."
:"Oh, right, right. Tight pants."
:"Once again, I point the blame squarely at tight pants."
:That was the exchange that immediately crossed my mind. Obviously it has a whole lot more to do with tight pants than creepy pants (which all the time get some... light globes).--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 22:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::'''Edit Conflict!''' Tight Pants...has a page, doesn't it? This is most certainly a reference, if I do say so myself. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|''Brightstar Shiner'']] 22:18, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Of Age Ladies & Canada ==

{Change to next page, which shows Larry with two women. The text says "Larry Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show". Larry's face has been colored like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves. The girls have the Canadian Flag colored onto their shirts.}

I believe this is a reference to Canada's recent crusade against all forms of child pronography.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon#Legal_status_in_Canada

:I seriously doubt the Chaps know slash care about this whole thing with the Canada and the children and the misplaced R's... [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 02:35, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

::TBC won't be referncing Canadian stuff. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:::How do ''you'' know? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:34, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::::It's theoretically possible, of course, but I think it's pretty huge stretch. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:37, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== graduate ==

I went ahead and edited the article about the cheat and grills but I don't feel I worded it well... Anyway I think it's ironic how many times we see Homestar wearing a grduate's cap only to find out that he's in preschool (possible reference?) [[User:Andrew911|Andrew911]] 00:45, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Fun fact? ==

Should [[Wikipedia:Cumin|Cumin]] be added to fun facts? I'm not so sure it's noteworthy. (It was in Homestar's report card.) {{User:Steve/sig}} 01:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:I think cumin is already a pretty well-known spice. Uh, it is a spice, right? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:36, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== nuturing your inner-Life Blossom ==

Does anyone else think that it is odd that the crayons don't write as to not let any life blossom shine above the rest and yet they get report cards with psuedo-grades on them? Noteworthy? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:But we don't know that Strong Mad and Homsar's grades are any different from Homestar's. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::Of course, that too would be rather, umm, interesting, if the just gave everyone the same grades to keep everyone equal. I can just hear Marzipan saying, "Oh, everyone gets roots and grass! That way, no one Life Blossom shines more than any other. Plus, the roots and grass are made of pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== The messed-up nature of the school ==

Here's something that I think might belong in the remarks section.

This toon continues inconsistency that is present in the H*R cartoons about school. In senior prom, Homestar and Marzipan are at their senior prom. However, in this toon, Marzipan is a teacher while Homestar is a kindergarden student.

Should this be added? --[[User:Paczjj15|Paczjj15]] 16:08, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:And in [[high school]] Coach Z was a baby (the same as the rest) but in [[stand-up]] he was older than SB. I don't think TBC try too hard for absolute consistency, just whatever is funny. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:18, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
::high school is Strong Bad's unphotographic memory.--[[User:Marvelrulez|Marvelrulez]]

Integral Article

PolarBoy — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:28:26 GMT

PolarBoy: Added reference to "The Flamingo"

[[Image:Integral The.PNG|thumb|"Count us off, The Ugly One."]]
The world of Homestar Runner contains several names of characters, places, sound effects, etc., where an [[Wikipedia:Article (grammar)|article]] (''A'', ''An'', or ''The'') is treated as integral to the name. With varying consistency, these names will include the article, even when it makes the construction of the sentence extremely odd ("And out poured a lifetime supply of fishsticks. And a The Cheat!!!!"). [[The Cheat]] is the most renowned and recognizable example. Even for The Cheat, however, this rule is occasionally overlooked or suspended. For instance, in [[replacement]], [[Strong Bad]]'s epitaph reads, "...and kicking Cheats in the hereafter." Although this is plural and may be that "The" is not used in describing more than one The Cheat.

It's interesting that the very first appearance of The Cheat, in the [[Original Book]], did not follow this practice. Although he was referred to as "that CHEAT" and "the cheat", it wasn't really treated as his name—note the lack of capitalization. He was simply being used by Strong Bad as a cheat to win the competition. However, by the time he appeared in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] had presumably decided to adopt "The Cheat" as his official name; several characters address him as such. Thus the unusual inclusion of the article may have started as an inside joke: the Brothers poking fun at themselves for choosing a passing phrase from the book as a major character's name.

On a side note, Wizard's character page on the [[Mellow Mushroom]] site has a page title that reads: "Not THE Wizard, Just Wizard."

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''Names with an Integral Article'''
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Name !! Sample Usage !! Comments
|-
| <center>[[Image:The Cheat Character Video.PNG|100px]] [[The Cheat]]</center> || The title of [[500 The Cheats]] || Only rarely has The Cheat been named without the article. This practice even extends to his language ("Learn to speak... The Cheat" in [[cheat talk]]) and species ("My very own The Cheat!" in [[flashback]]). Strangely, however, [[Cheat Commandos]] ignore this completely. The integral article appears to be overlooked in the title of the email [[cheat talk]] and every instance of the phrase [[cheatday]]. Also, in [[replacement]], Strong Bad says he'll be "kickin' Cheats 'til the day I die." In [[secret recipes]], Homestar calls Strong Bad and The Cheat 'Cheat and The Strong Bad', although this is obviously not a mistake on the part of The Brothers Chaps.
|-
| <center>[[Image:poopsmith.PNG|100px]] [[The Poopsmith]]</center> || [[King of Town Email]]: "Anybody? The Poopsmith? That little chef guy? I need some help here!" || This is a rare instance where The Poopsmith was clearly named with an integral article. There are many occasions when he has been referred to as "a Poopsmith", "my Poopsmith", or simply "Poopsmith", although Strong Bad did capitalize the ''The'' when typing in [[secret identity]].
|-
| <center>[[Image:close Paper.png|100px]] [[The Paper]]</center> || [[for kids]]: "THE PAPER, PLEASE TAKE US HOME." || The Paper is never named without the article.
|-
| <center>[[Image:TheStick.png|100px]] [[The Stick]]</center> || [[labor day]]: "High five, The Stick." || The Stick is never named without the article, but only a few times has it been unambiguously integral.
|-
| <center>[[Image:qod_31_-_geddup_noise.png]] [[The Geddup Noise]]</center> || [[geddup noise]]: "THIS IS NOT A THE GEDDUP NOISE T-SHIRT" || The Geddup Noise generally only includes the article when grammar allows. Strong Sad's T-shirts, for some reason, are the exception to this.
|-
| <center>[[Image:the teach.PNG|100px]] [[The Teach]]</center> || [[geddup noise]]: "Isn't that right, The Teach?" || The Teach's name only appears twice. The other appearance was on [[Monkey D]]'s T-shirt in an Easter egg, where it was unclear whether the article was integral.
|-
| <center>[[Image:thehstarr2.png|100px]] [[The Homestar Runner]]</center> || [[That A Ghost]]: "The Homestar Runner, I'm suh-suh-suh-suh-scared!" || The Homestar Runner is never named without the article, but this is the only instance where it was clearly integral. Of course it's notable that the article distinguishes him from his latter-day counterpart, [[Homestar Runner]].
|-
| <center>[[Image:thesneak.PNG|100px]] [[The Sneak]]</center> || [[2 emails]]: "How was that phraseology, The Sneak?" || The Sneak is never named without the article.
|-
| <center>[[Image:The Moon.PNG|100px]] [[The Moon]]</center> || [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]]: "That's right, The Moon." || "The Moon" was only used as a proper name once in this toon. Other references to the moon (including in the same toon) are constructed as one would normally expect.
|-
| <center>[[Image:tgs-uglyone.PNG|100px]] [[The Ugly One]]</center> || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]: "Count us off, The Ugly One." || The Ugly One is never named without the article, but only in a few cases was it clearly integral. Note that her father's name is [[Manolios Ugly One]], suggesting that "The" is actually her first name.
|-
| <center>[[Image:stinkogame-enemy-tornado.png|100px]] [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 6#Level 6 Boss: The Liekand|The Liekand]]</center> || [[Stinkomanual]]: "'Fashion first, ask sections later.' -The Liekand" || The name of this [[Stinkoman 20X6]] boss appears only briefly in the Stinkomanual. Even so, the article seems to be treated as part of its name.
|-
| <center>[[Image:Better_An_Ice_Machine.png|100px]] [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7#Level 7 Boss: An Ice Machine (Transcript)|An Ice Machine]]</center> || [[Stinkomanual]]: "'LOOK! I'M TRYING! OKAY?!' -An Ice Machine" || This boss's name is featured similarly to The Liekand's. It is the only example to date of an integral article other than "the".
|-
| <center>[[Image:Thedenzel.png|100px]] [[The Denzel]]</center> || [[bedtime story]]: "A grodalated old sponge covered in Band-Aids which he affectionately refers to as 'The Denzel.'"|| The Denzel has never actually been shown in an ungrammatical construction, but it's somewhat implied that the article is part of the name.
|-
| <center>The Flamingo</center> || [[Marzipan's_Answering_Machine_Version_11.2]]: "I've lost uhmm-my napkin! It's the one I always use when I eat buffalo wings, and I can't find it anywhere. Now, it answers to the name 'The Flamingo'."|| This is the only reference to The Flamingo, but it is clearly an integral article.
|}

[[Category:Name running gags]][[Category:Inside Jokes]]

Talk:Strongest Man in the World

PolarBoy — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:37:16 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Voice connections */

== 10 years! ==

Nice toon. I added this to the filmography of mr. bland and señor's charecter pages. I'm glad they re-did the old book. and there is another thing that I saw, when señor gets crushed, it says "sbloncheked" or what ever sb's candy bar was.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 23:43, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
:I really liked this toon. It really captures the series' appeal. Who's doing the transcript for this, by the way? I hope they get done soon. We should put up pictures of Senor, Mr. Bland, etc.'s new forms on their pages. And also, Senor's voice doesn't sound like Matt's; think it could've been done by someone else?-[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 00:00, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'm almost certain that Mr. Bland was voiced by Mike. Anyone know for sure? --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 01:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Plain ol' Matt's voice. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I added all the pictures, so that's done. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 15:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Not on main page? ==

Does anyone else not see this on the Main Pages? Should this be included as a Fun Fact of some kind?
:I see it there. Maybe clear your cache? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Introduction ==

The intro says that Homestar enters the contest yet again. This seems a little misleading, as the toon is a modernization, not a sequel, as the intro could imply.

:Looks like that's been changed {{User:The Joe/sig}} 15:09, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Everybody Loves The Homestar Runner ==

doesnt he say "Everybody loves THE me" not "loves a'me"? that would make more sense to me. --([[User:Superplough|superplough]] not logged in) [[User:132.181.7.1|132.181.7.1]] 02:01, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:He does say "the me." You can go ahead and change that. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I hear a'me. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 02:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::It's a joke. The original book says "The Homestar Runner" rather than just "Homestar Runner" so he says "the me" rather than "me". {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:05, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Mega Man Introductions? ==

I think that Mr. Bland, Señor, and The Robot's introductions may be references to games from the [[Wikipedia:Mega_Man_(series)|Mega Man series]], in which the bosses are introduced with a snazzy background, a pose, and a sound effect before you begin their levels. Or, is this a more general reference? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:07, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:The opening to The New Leave it to Beaver Show introduced the cast in a similar fashion if I remember correctly. Can't find any substantiating images though. Does it have to be a reference? Maybe it's just a visually interesting way to introduce characters. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 02:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Slo-Mo Action That is The Matrix, Super Mario Strikers and Final Fantasy In One==

Currently, the article page says that Homestar's slo-mo kicking of The Cheat is a reference to Super Mario Strikers. I think that it's actually a reference to The Matrix.

Hmmm... I dont think its necessarily a Matrix reference...its just in slow motion. the camera doesnt rotate around Homestar like the famous "bullet time" effect usually does. To me it just looks like a bicycle kick.
- [[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 02:49, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, you're probably right. But I don't think TBC would make a reference to Super Mario Strikers. {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 03:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

TBC have mentioned in an Interview (can't remember which one) that they are fans of Nintendo games, it is possible that they would reference Super Mario Striker, In SMS if a player passes the ball to a teammate in front of the Goal and the recieving teammate holds down the shoot button, the game will go into slow motion and the reciving teammate will do one of many different styles of Kicks,The most popular one Being the exact same move that Homestar did on Teh C. Also regarding the fact that it may be actually a reference to The Matrix, I recall no such move being used in any of the Matrix movies, [[User:Dctcool|Dctcool]]

It actually reminded me most of Shaolin Soccer... but that could be because I just watched it today.
:It reminds me of a lot of martial arts movies, but not one in particular that springs to mind.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:58, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Does anyone have a video of that specific kick from Super Mario Strikers? {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 14:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::: I found a video on Youtube of Super Mario Strikers which features the move in question [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc0xihGkfuw / SMS video review] The move happen at around the 1:10 mark

I recently removed these RWRs from the page:

*Homestar's slow-motion move (a Pele kick) seems similar to a "Slo-mo Cross Shot" from [[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Strikers|Super Mario Strikers]].
**It could also be a reference to the "Bullet Time" sequences in [[Wikipedia:The_Matrix|The Matrix]].
***Another possibility is they modeled it after the Sphere Shot in [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]].

This seems to me to be the very definition of TTATOT. I'd be glad to entertain discussion to help settle what Homestar's move ''actually'' refers to; however, I kind of suspect it's actually just a generic fighting move and not a reference at all. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:Heh, I agree. But now that you mention the Sphere Shot...--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 04:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I propose that it is a reference to Shaolin Soccer. Though, actually, like many of the most reasonable people here, I doubt it's a direct reference to -anything-. Still, that kind of manuever is done at least once, if not a few times in Shaolin Soccer, in slo-mo and everything.

It's possible that it references all 3 franchises (except the Matrix as there is no such move in any Matrix movies)

::I don't think it references a single thing. Homestar kicks the cheat around like a soccer ball with generic moves and does an out of the ordinary extra kick in slow motion to emphasize it. It might be inspired by such things but not directly referencing Shaolin Soccer, Matrix or Super Mario Strikers. The ONLY WAY it could be a reference, directly, to any of those is if the moves Homestar is doing are pretty much exactly done like those in the particular move in the game or movie. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm not saying it's a referance, but is it just me, or is Homestar's flip when kicking the Cheat very similar to one of Tidus's blitzball kicks in Final Fantasy X? -[[User:GG Crono|GG Crono]] 01:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
: There are other things it's similar to as well, though - we removed it as a TTATOT fact. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[[Wikipedia:Image:Grabbed Frame 18.jpg|Here's a picture of the FFX kick in question.]] ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 21:38, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

:I'd seriously go with SMS, as the Blitzball kick seems to have a much greater range of motion, not to mention that TBC would be more inclined to reference the Nintendo game. Remember: Just because there's a possibility for TTATOT doesn't mean that it always is. This fact falls under that category; it most definitely is a reference to SOMETHING. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 21:43, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:: Yeah. It's a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Bicycle kick|Bicycle kick]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::And the slow motion? (Super Mario Strikers is a soccer game... >_>) ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:01, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::: Just to make it more dramatic (and so what? If it's a real move in soccer, and the game allows characters to perform the move, then how is that anything other than normal?) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::: Alright. I'm not sure why no one has brought this up before, but... What really cinched it for me is the fact that the slow motion stops EXACTLY when Homestar kicks The Cheat, just like in SMS. (Any FFX guys wanna take a stand on this?) ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 16:32, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

==I still alive?==
I think Senor says "I see the light!" Instead of "I still alive"! I see the light is much funnier. The Chaps would go for I See The Light!-Me
: I hear "I still alive," funny or not. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I originally thought it was "i see the light", but i think "I still alive" makes more sense with the way he waves his hand up through the grapes. And his bad grammar does fit with hes dialect. -[[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 02:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
: I was just about to add a discussion on this line. I hear, "I ''feel'' alive!" His accent is a little hard to decipher, so I don't see this ending well. Prepare for weeks of arguing...--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 02:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::FWIW, the first time I heard it I heard "I steel alive!" and it was hilarious. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I heard "I steel alive" [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 03:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Media:Alive.ogg|The first quote in question]]--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 03:27, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I heard "I see de light!" {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 03:35, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::It is clearly "I steel alive" {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:44, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
After watching it a few timew I thought that it was I see de light [[User:Smallowman|Smallowman]] 04:00, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::I hear "I still alive!", too.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::"I still alive!" —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:15, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::"I still alive!" - {{User:Kookykman/sig}} 23:46, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::He's still alive; I hear "I still alive" - {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 16:40 23 August 2006
:::::::::: I hear "I feel alive!". If it is actually "I feel alive", might it be a reference to "I FEEL ASLEEP"? :/ {{User:Raised by Coffee/sig}} 23:44, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
It sounds like "I feel alive" to me, but I think it's just his accent so I think "I still alive". {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Ah well. Let us hope that the [[The Brothers Chaps|Almighty Ones]] shall hear our cry and bestow upon us a [[QotW]]... {{User:Raised by Coffee/sig}} 16:03, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== All right, you crap-for-brains ==

What is it that the Grape Fairie is saying in his first line. I can't tell what it is, but it doesn't sound anything like "stupid" to me. Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:My first guess is "sorry brains", but I'm not sure enough to change the transcript.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 02:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Perhaps "slowest brains"? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:: ive just listeend to it a bunch of times and im pretty sure its just one syllable. kinda sounds like "All right you slows brains". Im not really hearing the 2 sylables of slowest and not the "ee" sound of sorry. But yea definatly not "stupid brains" -[[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 03:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Media:Listenup.ogg|The second quote in question]]--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 03:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::sounds like: " i'm ready, so you'se brains listen up smart " possibly calling them brains in conjunction with listen up smart. {{User:Csours/sig}} 03:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Do you have headphones or speakers, Csours? I'm curious. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Ohhh yeah, "slows brains" kind of works! I was looking for something that rhymes/sounds like "stoes brains," and I think that's it. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::speakers. i know headphones are better, i just havent got any yet. also i put it on loop on my sound editor and listened to it like 100 times.{{User:Csours/sig}} 14:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

How about 'doze brains'?

:It sounds like "booze brains" to me, but, not likely. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

== Unplugged? ==

The first fun fact credits the show MTV Unplugged with the creation of the term unplugged. I think (and am researching) that the term predates the show. [[User:Mila|Mila]] 03:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:"Unplugged" dates back to the beginnings of elictricity. But as a description of music played without extra amplification, MTV gets the credit. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:09, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

The unplugged fact is credited both to MTV and Eric Clapton in different sections, which is kind of contradicting itself. One or the other should be taken out.
===Teh Proof===
Quotes from the Oxford English dictionary:
*New York Times, 21 April 1957
*:The return of the unplugged guitar gets another boost from George Van Eps, who was supplying rhythmic chords to jazz groups long before voltage came into fashion.
*Washington Post, 26 December 1986
*:Nils Lofgren unplugged is still Nils Lofgren the musician... Lofgren will give a rare acoustic concert at the Bayou tomorrow.
*Toronto Star, 6 October 1989
*:The simple, six-string folk rhythms of several songs here..owe some of their sincere appeal to the unplugged colors of Tracy Chapman's music.
MTV Unplugged first aired on 26 November, 1989. Lexicography saves the day again! --[[User:60.228.144.21|60.228.144.21]] 08:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:Nice catch... I've reworded the fact to say that MTV popularised it, but didn't coin it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

==hacky sack vs footbag==

in the transcript, it says that homestar kicks the cheat around like a hacky sack. this is a brand name. footbag is the generic term.{{User:Csours/sig}} 03:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
: I never play with hackysacks or footbags, but I don't know anyone who would know what you mean if you say footbag [[User:Inverse Tiger|Inverse Tiger]] 04:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I've never heard the word "footbag", either. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Ditto--I've heard them called hacky sacks for 20 years (or thereabouts), but I've never heard footbags. It may be a brand name, but it's pretty much been adopted as a generic term (like with Levis or Kleenex).--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I've never heard of a footbag ''or'' a hacky sack. Does that mean I'm stupid? [[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've never heard Levis used as a generic term... --[[User:ComputerBox|ComputerBox]] 15:27, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, the way he kicks it also looks like the way you can bounce a ball in soccer.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Page Title ==

Is "The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!" actually the longest page title on the website? [[User:!!|!!]]

: [[User talk:William | Shall we find out?]] [[User:William|William]] 04:04, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I did my own search by looking up "Page title" on the wiki's search bar and looking through each selection. Turns out this toon doesn't win. See the fun facts for the true winner. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 05:30, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Wretched Simmons Outfit ==

Homestar's spandex workout uniform is from the Lady Fan E-mail.
:Yep, that's already mentioned there. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Enough with the golbol! ==

Alright already! I see that it's captioned as GOLBOL in the Easter egg. I can accept that many, if not all, characters pronounce it "golbol". But, for the love of all that is humane, can we PLEASE use "gold bowl" or "trophy" when we are describing it? Please, oh please. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Since you asked so nicely... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:: Actually, in the 'toon version, it's never once referred to as a "trophy" or "gold bowl", and only once as just simply a "bowl". Why not call it "Golbol"? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Because it sounds ridiculous...? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::[[Suudsu]]. [[The Denzel]]. [[Lord Quackingstick]]. We don't describe these every time they appear after being named, but they have ridiculous names as well. This is a site about silly cartoon animal people. Keep your sense of humor about you. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::From another edit just made on another page, I'm reminded of another such case: [[The Geddup Noise]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I wonder, though, if in the Fun Facts the word golbol would be better placed in quotes, since it's not a real word?--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 07:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Jay, those are established more solidly than this. The spelling "golbol" is solely from an egg which in all likelihood is just a joke in itself on the characters' pronunciation. As Dorian put in an edit summary, it makes it look like we're a bunch of turkeys. This is a knowledge base, not a poultry farm. We should use an odd spelling when it's needed, but not when it doesn't add to meaning. Suudzu - how else would you spell it? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:35, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::We had a bit of conversation over this, and it was determined that I would transcribe it as "Golbol". Sorry if there's been any confusion. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:34, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::"More solidly?" Lord Quackingstick's name is mentioned all of once. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Sure. Strong Bad unquestionably says "Quackingstick". It's a duck on a stick, the name makes perfect sense. Here, we are transcribing a word based on Homestar's and The Grape Faerie's accents, which we never do. The only supporting evidence is the egg, which could easily be itself making a joke about how those two pronounced it. I mean, concensus will win, and I can see the argument for, but I'm of the mind we ought not do this in the transcript. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:22, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Doesn't spelling it out in the Easter egg as they did carry a lot of weight, just as if Strong Bad had typed it or if it were featured as a Quote of the Week? I mean, it sure ''sounds'' like they're saying "golbol" and not "gold bowl" to me, so there's not the problem of the two not matching. Oh, to add to Jay's list of examples: "zader matermorts". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, but that's only because of the Easter egg. Do you really think you would transcribe it as "golbol" if you hadn't seen it? Also, you guys are making a big deal out of it. Just because it's listed as "GOLBOL" doesn't mean that it wouldn't be "''the'' golbol" otherwise. And just typing out "golbol" makes me queasy. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::No, if it weren't for the Easter egg, then there's no way I would transcribe it "golbol"... but there ''is'' the Easter egg. Are we just supposed to ignore it? In fact, I can't see any reason for the Easter egg's existence other than to give the correct spelling of the trophy's name. I therefore have no problem with calling it "the golbol" in the transcript, and in fact we may should call it "the Golbol" (a proper noun). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::'''EDIT CONFLICT X2 (Darn you!):''' Yeah, but would it kill you to refer to it as "the gold bowl"? Besides, I hear "gold bowl" the first time it's mentioned, but unless we want to get in [[User:Rogue Leader/Lamest Edit Wars and Senseless Mud Slingings|here]], I suggest we get a clear consensus. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 23:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::I think the reason for the Easter egg is to be funny, not to tell us how to spell "gold bowl" in the HRWiki. That's a little presumptuous! And again, "zarer matermorts" was given as a direct transcription,. so that is clear. We don't know WHAT "golbol" was given for. I don't think it's appropriate to just speculate it's how to spell "gold bowl". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Hang on... what's funny about the Easter egg? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:24, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't hear the D in "goldbol". Therefore, I say it's Golbol. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 02:26, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
: Agreed. I hear none of the characters use the "D" when they refer to it. They also don't break up the words. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:26, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::I only hope TBC will [[Talk:Summer Short Shorts#Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy|hear our cry]] and make it a QotW. Although, even then, it might still be ambiguous. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 16:57, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
i hear no '''d'''. therefore it is '''GOLBOL'''
:I agree, putting it as "golbol" does look kind of funny. But the precidents mentioned above have been long set (As well as "[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy|H'whatcha teekenbot]]"), that we call/spell things how The Brothers Chaps do. If they decided to make a Quote of the Week, and spell it "Gold Bowl" or something, I would be partial to that spelling, but as the evidence currently stands, we have to go with "Golbol" {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Strongest Man in the World Poster ==

If I am not mistaken, it features the "Big Beefy Arm" from Trogdor fame.
:I think it's just a generic beefy arm. Y'know, coz it's a strength contest and all. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I agree, just a generic arm.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:28, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:: I thought it looked like the same beefy arms from [[Dragon]], too. --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:44, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== LotR reference? ==

It's a stretch, but I thought I'd bring it up here. When Pom Pom has the trophy at the end, Homestar says he should give it to him for his birthday, which of course was today. This is like when Gollum's friend got the Ring and Gollum demanded it for his birthday, which was that day. Of course Homestar didn't kill Pom Pom... but could they be related? I don't feel sure enough about it to add it without some agreement [[User:Inverse Tiger|Inverse Tiger]] 04:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No. No offense, but is there a single line in all of H*R which isn't a reference, by this standard? Anonymous has spoken. [[User:89.1.17.101|89.1.17.101]] 04:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::OK, anonymous, there's no need to be insistent. But I do think you're right that this reference is a stretch. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:04, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:D-d-definitely, definitely a stretch [[User:Jetpac|Jetpac]] 05:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Extra Sauce? ==

I think that Homestar acutally says "Extra Sauce" instead of exercise.
:I heard Extracise
:: Me too, though I thought of it as "Extrasize". --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Correction--the first incident, it sounds like "extra size", the second it sounds like he says "pour on that extra sauce".--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 07:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I'll second that.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 07:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::sounds like extro-sauze to me, but it could easily be both. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 15:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I heard "extracise", as in excercise and extra put together. Extracise. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:42, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Pure Pwnage Reference ==

Okay, this is DEFINITELY a reference, stop deleting it. I will make my case clear here.

Pure Pwnage is a somewhat popular internet-show. They did an episode where the main character sat at a desk with a Compy 386 and answered emails EXACTLY like Strong Bad does. Naturally, someone pointed this out to TBC and they threw him a bone by making this reference:
When Strong Bad writes to Homestar telling him he can achieve anything and then stops and says "you're a butt", this is a reference to the episode of Pure Pwnage (which references Strong Bad Emails) where Jeremy answers emails like Strong Bad and he tells someone who professes to 'like boys more than girls' that he should stay true to who he is and then erases it and writes "u r a fag".
Clearly these are the exact same principle. Starting out telling someone that they can 'acheve anything' and 'stay true to who you are' and then saying to them "you're a butt" or "u r a fag" is a TOTAL DIRECT reference. They cant use the word "fag" on Homestar Runner, and Strong Bad wouldnt write "u r" They abbreviated the best they could.
:Except that kind of joke is as old as the hills.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Character ''x'' does something absurdly out of character, realises what s/he's doing, stops, and reverts back to in character. This isn't exactly a new formula. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, sorry, agree with the people above me. Not a reference. It's just Strong Bad signing 50 autographs in a row without looking up, then realizing he's signing one for Homestar.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 07:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed. This is not worth getting on a soapbox over. It's an old joke. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 07:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I don't know. Personally, the reference kind of makes sense to me...[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 14:25, 23 August 2006

== Down Goes Bland ==

Someone is out to take out all of my references that are blazingly clear here, so i'm gonna write another discussion one.
"Down goes Bland" is a reference to Howard Cosell's ringside calling of the Foreman Vs Frazier fight where when George Foreman won, Howard Cosell repeatedly shouted "Down goes Frazier!"
C'mon, its a competition, one of them goes down and they yell "Down Goes <Last Name>"
What more do you want Phlip?!
:Maybe, but there are only so many ways to say that a competitor is down, after all.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Given there are over 350,000 Google results for "Down goes" and only 10,000 for "Down goes Frazier", I don't think Frazier owns this phrase. Even after allowing for the number of false positives of a shorter search string, and other refereneces to Frazier's fight, 35x the results is a lot. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::When are you going to refine a search and come up with MORE results? Your logic is perplexing to say the least. I have seen a lot more obscure things go up on this wiki. --Your Fuzzy God
::::I'm saying that if "Down goes" was actually a reference to Frazier, then a reasonable portion of the results for "Down goes" would also be results for "Down goes Frazier". As it is, less than 4% are. So "Down goes Frazier" cannot be considered the only possible source for the phrase, and once that is considered we have [[TTATOT]]. It's not a question of obscurity, it's a question of "How do we know it's this, and not something else?". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:21, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:When Homestar says "Watch your language" to Pom Pom it's a direct reference to The Lion King when Timon says that to Pumbaa!!!11111one OMG FASCISM!! ... seriously, no. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 07:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Golbol Easter Egg ==

The section about the Easter Egg says that the logo in the background of the golbol belongs to the New York Yankees.

In fact, it belongs to the New York Mets. (Mookie Wilson played for the Mets) {{unsigned|68.203.142.206|12:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)}}

:Thanks for point this out, but a hint for next time – if you see a clear mistake in the article, you don't need to tell us about it, just go in and fix it... taking it to the talk page is generally only necessary if you're not sure, or others don't agree. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:58, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

::That may all be well and good, but is it more than a coincidence that this toon came out just after the "Yankees finish historic sweep of Red Sox"? It would seem that would be rewarded with a gold bowl.

::: It is a coincidence. It's not a Yankees logo.

:::: Correct. The Mets and Yankees both have "NY" in their logos but they are arranged very distinctly. See the page backgrounds [http://www.mets.com/ here] and [http://www.yankees.com here] to compare the logos (in fact, it almost looks like the Mets logo in the Easter Egg could have been taken directly from the Mets website -- notice the angle!). But on a related note, does anyone think that it's worthy of note as trivia in the article that two days before this toon appeared on the site, Mookie Wilson (who has barely ever been in the news since the Mets won the World Series in 1986) appeared at a big ceremony at the Mets stadium with many of his '86 comrades marking the 20th anniversary of the championship and that Wilson was the one to speak on behalf of all the players present in accepting the honor? [[User:LitigationMattson|LitigationMattson]] 23:22, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

::::: Here is an [http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060819&content_id=1618842&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym article] about Saturday's ceremony. Mookie Wilson is shown in the accompanying picture. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:45, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[[Image:Mets logos.png|thumb|[[Wikipedia:New York Mets|Mets]] logos]]
:::::: I still don't see the Logo anywhere, where exactly is it in the toon!! Am I just blind?
:::::::It's in the background of the Easter egg accessed at the end of the toon by clicking on the trophy. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::: I still don't see it, all I see is just a plain red backround with a trophy on it and GOLBOL next to it.
:::::::::May be a problem with your Flash player, your monitor, or (no offense) your eyes. They're pretty clear. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::: Just tell me where it is in this picture? http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Image:Golbol.PNG
::::::::::: I opened that file in paint and whited out the solid red portions, producing [[:Image:GoldBowlWhiteWash.PNG|this]]. The big blobs are where the Mets logos are. Compare to the original picture. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::: Or, from another viewpoint, [[:Image:GoldBowlGreenNY.PNG|this one]] has all of the logos repainted green (very roughly, as their colors aren't perfectly solid, but it's close enough to get the general idea.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:34, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::See the image above for a clearer view. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

== hewwo ==

he doesn't normally mispronounce l's

:Hmm... He does on every single main page...Just scroll over email. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 17:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

==Stong Bad vs. Strond Bad==
When I looked at the autograph egg, Strong Bad's inscription is signed "Strond Ba... wait a sec" instead of "Stong" as is mentioned in the transcript. It's possible that this will change randomly, I suppose, although I checked it a couple of times (in different windows) and it remains "Strond". I hesitate to change it, though, because TBC have done random stuff before, so maybe someone else can see what they get. [[User:ModestlyHotGirl|ModestlyHotGirl]] 14:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Fowl/Foul Language ==
Since Pom Pom only speaks in bubbles, we can never really know what he is saying. But from the reaction of Homestar and Strong Bad, not to mention Homestar's comment of toning the language down... couldn't this be considered the first time TBC actually have one of their characters use curse words? I mean we know they were always wanting to do that one day? ;)--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 00:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:[[Swears]]. Sorry to crush your hopes and dreams! {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:12, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

:{edit conflict} You mean apart from the ones listed in [[Swears]]? And it would also be possible for him to say something very nasty without actually using swear words. So it's really just speculation. Either way, looking at Strong Bad's expression, it must have been pretty tough stuff. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::That's typical "character you can't understand" behavior. I think it was done with The Cheat multiple times before. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 01:44, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:Um...... wow. I wasn't aware of the Swears page! lol. Yeah, and uh, apparently I haven't noticed all those other times they borderline'd it on cursing! lol.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 02:39, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

== Voice connections ==

Ok, so 1) Mr. Bland sounds a lot like Mike or Matt. And 2) The Grape Faerie sounds like a Bronx version of Homestar. Well, they're noted on this talk page now. These observations, and ones like them, aren't really relevant to the toon, and should remain off the main toon page. What could be blander than doing ''no'' voice impression at all for Mr. Bland? And certainly it's possible that some of Matt's voices will sound alike in some way—they're all coming out of the same mouth, dontcha know—so these are unnotable. Thanks for your time, and keep on tranglin'. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:02, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:Agree. Thanks, Qer. It's Matt, btw everybody. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::Do you actually have something to substantiate that, or did you just want the last word? I'm inclined to believe that it's Matt too due to similarities to voices like "[[Blue_Laser_Babies|The Twins]]" and Strong bad saying "[[brianrietta|I remember the time when I checked my e-mail]]", but I don't understand why you'd state that so matter-of-factly, unless you had some other information the rest of us weren't aware of. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar? ==

According to the transcript, The Announcer says "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar", but every time I listen to it, I hear "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-Dunce" (or possibly "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-Loser"), which would also explain Homestar's suprised look. --[[User:81.94.65.69|81.94.65.69]] 05:56, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:He could just be surprised coz he doesn't get a good introduction, like the minor characters do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:: He's just rushing it when he says it. He seems to rush Homestar's name most of all, adding to the confusion. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I slowed it down and listened closely - the "and" is more of a "'n'", and the "ar" at the end of "Homestar" is nearly missing entirely, but it's very definately "Homestar". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Would be cool if you could put a slowed down version of that soundbite online for the audio-technically stupid like me ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:20, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:I heard it 3 times (with earbuds), and he clearly said "Doofus". [[User:Stomhar|Stomhar]]
::[[:Image:ShortIntroduction-SMITW.ogg|Yes, you're right.]] ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 01:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:::<strike>I've got yer ogg file on loop, The Mu, and I can't hear "doofus" at all. For me, it seems to start with "n", not "d". {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:29, 24 August 2006 (UTC)</strike> OK, that was probably the shortened "and".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:32, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I listened to the 'toon itself, and I heard "Homestar", but it's obscured by the raspberry sound of the spotlight and his speed. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:35, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::After listening to that slowed down version a hundred or so times, I believe it's either "doofus-a" or "Homestar". "Homestar" seems much more likely. The Mu, you should probably not have gone ahead and changed the transcript before waiting for reactions here. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:41, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::I don't hear "doofus" at all. I hear "Homest–", with the end of Homestar's name not very pronounced (if at all), but it ''is'' his name. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:21, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't appear as if anyone wants this changed on the transcript, so I'll leave it alone; but it sounds to me like "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Dumpface". I'm not sure if I'm the only one who thinks this, but it's not the first time Homestar has been called Dumpface (however, Doofus could work also). -Some Guy

I'ma gonna try to settle this issue once and for all. I ran noise reduction on the audio to try and eliminate the "squish" noise that obscures the names. It sounds to me that the announcer is saying "Pom-Pom, Strong Bad, '''Loser'''." Give a listen yourself! [http://home.comcast.net/~mikepontillo/audio/original.wav Original audio] [http://home.comcast.net/~mikepontillo/audio/withNR.wav Processed audio] --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 17:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:To me, the processed one sounds no different than mine (when I slow it down in Audacity.) ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 18:04, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:Hmmm. I slowed it down as well, and I'm thinking you're right, The Mu. It does sound like "doofus." So much for settling the issue! --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 18:46, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::I've listened to the original recording, a slowed-down recording, a speeded-up recording, and the processed recordings above, and not once have I heard anything resembling a /d/ or /f/ sound (both of which would be required for "doofus"), even when I'm specifically listening for them and trying to convince my brain that they're there in the hopes of discerning them. Honestly, I don't know why this one is being picked apart like it is. If it sounds like he ''might'' be saying "Homestar" (which it certainly does to me, every time), and his saying "Homestar" makes sense in the context (again, which it does), and he had no reason ''not'' to be saying "Homestar" (which why would he? The announcer has nothing againt Homestar), then I think it's [[Wikipedia:Occam's razor#Variations|safe to conclude]] that that's what he really is saying. The joke is just that the names are hurried instead of featured, nothing else. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:27, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== I hear there's a pretty big wine building up? ==

I'm not sure this could be put in the article since Homestar's talk is converted into English talk in the transcript. But anyway it's a joke I think many overlooked.

Strong Bad says: "There's a pretty big line building up over there." and Homestar then says, according to the current transcript: "I hear there's a pretty big line building up." It's the tradition here to make abstraction of Homestar's accent when transcribing his dialogue. But what we actually hear instead of "line" sounds much more like "wine".

Considering that the contest involves lifting giant grapes, "I hear there's a pretty big wine building up." would be the kind of line only Homestar could have. I'm sure it's not the first time TBC made a joke where Homestar's distorted talk innocently resulted in a clever pun that fits the situation. -[[User:Vltone|Vltone]] 09:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:Homestar has twoubles with his l's as well. See [[Talk:Strongest Man in the World#hewwo|above]]. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::That was my point. He misspronounces his l's and that's why in that case he inadvertently ends up saying something else that happens to fit the context. -[[User:Vltone|Vltone]] 09:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:::Coincidence. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 10:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::::Actually, I hear "vine", not "wine". That's pretty strong, even for Homestar. But I don't believe that it's a reference to the grapes.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:05, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Strongest Man in the World

PolarBoy — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:14:49 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Voice connections */

== 10 years! ==

Nice toon. I added this to the filmography of mr. bland and señor's charecter pages. I'm glad they re-did the old book. and there is another thing that I saw, when señor gets crushed, it says "sbloncheked" or what ever sb's candy bar was.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 23:43, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
:I really liked this toon. It really captures the series' appeal. Who's doing the transcript for this, by the way? I hope they get done soon. We should put up pictures of Senor, Mr. Bland, etc.'s new forms on their pages. And also, Senor's voice doesn't sound like Matt's; think it could've been done by someone else?-[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 00:00, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'm almost certain that Mr. Bland was voiced by Mike. Anyone know for sure? --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 01:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Plain ol' Matt's voice. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I added all the pictures, so that's done. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 15:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Not on main page? ==

Does anyone else not see this on the Main Pages? Should this be included as a Fun Fact of some kind?
:I see it there. Maybe clear your cache? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Introduction ==

The intro says that Homestar enters the contest yet again. This seems a little misleading, as the toon is a modernization, not a sequel, as the intro could imply.

:Looks like that's been changed {{User:The Joe/sig}} 15:09, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Everybody Loves The Homestar Runner ==

doesnt he say "Everybody loves THE me" not "loves a'me"? that would make more sense to me. --([[User:Superplough|superplough]] not logged in) [[User:132.181.7.1|132.181.7.1]] 02:01, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:He does say "the me." You can go ahead and change that. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I hear a'me. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 02:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::It's a joke. The original book says "The Homestar Runner" rather than just "Homestar Runner" so he says "the me" rather than "me". {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:05, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Mega Man Introductions? ==

I think that Mr. Bland, Señor, and The Robot's introductions may be references to games from the [[Wikipedia:Mega_Man_(series)|Mega Man series]], in which the bosses are introduced with a snazzy background, a pose, and a sound effect before you begin their levels. Or, is this a more general reference? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:07, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:The opening to The New Leave it to Beaver Show introduced the cast in a similar fashion if I remember correctly. Can't find any substantiating images though. Does it have to be a reference? Maybe it's just a visually interesting way to introduce characters. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 02:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Slo-Mo Action That is The Matrix, Super Mario Strikers and Final Fantasy In One==

Currently, the article page says that Homestar's slo-mo kicking of The Cheat is a reference to Super Mario Strikers. I think that it's actually a reference to The Matrix.

Hmmm... I dont think its necessarily a Matrix reference...its just in slow motion. the camera doesnt rotate around Homestar like the famous "bullet time" effect usually does. To me it just looks like a bicycle kick.
- [[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 02:49, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, you're probably right. But I don't think TBC would make a reference to Super Mario Strikers. {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 03:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

TBC have mentioned in an Interview (can't remember which one) that they are fans of Nintendo games, it is possible that they would reference Super Mario Striker, In SMS if a player passes the ball to a teammate in front of the Goal and the recieving teammate holds down the shoot button, the game will go into slow motion and the reciving teammate will do one of many different styles of Kicks,The most popular one Being the exact same move that Homestar did on Teh C. Also regarding the fact that it may be actually a reference to The Matrix, I recall no such move being used in any of the Matrix movies, [[User:Dctcool|Dctcool]]

It actually reminded me most of Shaolin Soccer... but that could be because I just watched it today.
:It reminds me of a lot of martial arts movies, but not one in particular that springs to mind.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:58, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Does anyone have a video of that specific kick from Super Mario Strikers? {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 14:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::: I found a video on Youtube of Super Mario Strikers which features the move in question [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc0xihGkfuw / SMS video review] The move happen at around the 1:10 mark

I recently removed these RWRs from the page:

*Homestar's slow-motion move (a Pele kick) seems similar to a "Slo-mo Cross Shot" from [[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Strikers|Super Mario Strikers]].
**It could also be a reference to the "Bullet Time" sequences in [[Wikipedia:The_Matrix|The Matrix]].
***Another possibility is they modeled it after the Sphere Shot in [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]].

This seems to me to be the very definition of TTATOT. I'd be glad to entertain discussion to help settle what Homestar's move ''actually'' refers to; however, I kind of suspect it's actually just a generic fighting move and not a reference at all. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:Heh, I agree. But now that you mention the Sphere Shot...--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 04:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I propose that it is a reference to Shaolin Soccer. Though, actually, like many of the most reasonable people here, I doubt it's a direct reference to -anything-. Still, that kind of manuever is done at least once, if not a few times in Shaolin Soccer, in slo-mo and everything.

It's possible that it references all 3 franchises (except the Matrix as there is no such move in any Matrix movies)

::I don't think it references a single thing. Homestar kicks the cheat around like a soccer ball with generic moves and does an out of the ordinary extra kick in slow motion to emphasize it. It might be inspired by such things but not directly referencing Shaolin Soccer, Matrix or Super Mario Strikers. The ONLY WAY it could be a reference, directly, to any of those is if the moves Homestar is doing are pretty much exactly done like those in the particular move in the game or movie. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm not saying it's a referance, but is it just me, or is Homestar's flip when kicking the Cheat very similar to one of Tidus's blitzball kicks in Final Fantasy X? -[[User:GG Crono|GG Crono]] 01:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
: There are other things it's similar to as well, though - we removed it as a TTATOT fact. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[[Wikipedia:Image:Grabbed Frame 18.jpg|Here's a picture of the FFX kick in question.]] ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 21:38, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

:I'd seriously go with SMS, as the Blitzball kick seems to have a much greater range of motion, not to mention that TBC would be more inclined to reference the Nintendo game. Remember: Just because there's a possibility for TTATOT doesn't mean that it always is. This fact falls under that category; it most definitely is a reference to SOMETHING. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 21:43, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:: Yeah. It's a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Bicycle kick|Bicycle kick]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::And the slow motion? (Super Mario Strikers is a soccer game... >_>) ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:01, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::: Just to make it more dramatic (and so what? If it's a real move in soccer, and the game allows characters to perform the move, then how is that anything other than normal?) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::: Alright. I'm not sure why no one has brought this up before, but... What really cinched it for me is the fact that the slow motion stops EXACTLY when Homestar kicks The Cheat, just like in SMS. (Any FFX guys wanna take a stand on this?) ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 16:32, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

==I still alive?==
I think Senor says "I see the light!" Instead of "I still alive"! I see the light is much funnier. The Chaps would go for I See The Light!-Me
: I hear "I still alive," funny or not. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I originally thought it was "i see the light", but i think "I still alive" makes more sense with the way he waves his hand up through the grapes. And his bad grammar does fit with hes dialect. -[[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 02:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
: I was just about to add a discussion on this line. I hear, "I ''feel'' alive!" His accent is a little hard to decipher, so I don't see this ending well. Prepare for weeks of arguing...--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 02:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::FWIW, the first time I heard it I heard "I steel alive!" and it was hilarious. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I heard "I steel alive" [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 03:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Media:Alive.ogg|The first quote in question]]--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 03:27, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I heard "I see de light!" {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 03:35, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::It is clearly "I steel alive" {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:44, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
After watching it a few timew I thought that it was I see de light [[User:Smallowman|Smallowman]] 04:00, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::I hear "I still alive!", too.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::"I still alive!" —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:15, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::"I still alive!" - {{User:Kookykman/sig}} 23:46, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::He's still alive; I hear "I still alive" - {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 16:40 23 August 2006
:::::::::: I hear "I feel alive!". If it is actually "I feel alive", might it be a reference to "I FEEL ASLEEP"? :/ {{User:Raised by Coffee/sig}} 23:44, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
It sounds like "I feel alive" to me, but I think it's just his accent so I think "I still alive". {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Ah well. Let us hope that the [[The Brothers Chaps|Almighty Ones]] shall hear our cry and bestow upon us a [[QotW]]... {{User:Raised by Coffee/sig}} 16:03, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== All right, you crap-for-brains ==

What is it that the Grape Fairie is saying in his first line. I can't tell what it is, but it doesn't sound anything like "stupid" to me. Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:My first guess is "sorry brains", but I'm not sure enough to change the transcript.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 02:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Perhaps "slowest brains"? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:: ive just listeend to it a bunch of times and im pretty sure its just one syllable. kinda sounds like "All right you slows brains". Im not really hearing the 2 sylables of slowest and not the "ee" sound of sorry. But yea definatly not "stupid brains" -[[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 03:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Media:Listenup.ogg|The second quote in question]]--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 03:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::sounds like: " i'm ready, so you'se brains listen up smart " possibly calling them brains in conjunction with listen up smart. {{User:Csours/sig}} 03:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Do you have headphones or speakers, Csours? I'm curious. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Ohhh yeah, "slows brains" kind of works! I was looking for something that rhymes/sounds like "stoes brains," and I think that's it. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::speakers. i know headphones are better, i just havent got any yet. also i put it on loop on my sound editor and listened to it like 100 times.{{User:Csours/sig}} 14:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

How about 'doze brains'?

:It sounds like "booze brains" to me, but, not likely. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

== Unplugged? ==

The first fun fact credits the show MTV Unplugged with the creation of the term unplugged. I think (and am researching) that the term predates the show. [[User:Mila|Mila]] 03:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:"Unplugged" dates back to the beginnings of elictricity. But as a description of music played without extra amplification, MTV gets the credit. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:09, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

The unplugged fact is credited both to MTV and Eric Clapton in different sections, which is kind of contradicting itself. One or the other should be taken out.
===Teh Proof===
Quotes from the Oxford English dictionary:
*New York Times, 21 April 1957
*:The return of the unplugged guitar gets another boost from George Van Eps, who was supplying rhythmic chords to jazz groups long before voltage came into fashion.
*Washington Post, 26 December 1986
*:Nils Lofgren unplugged is still Nils Lofgren the musician... Lofgren will give a rare acoustic concert at the Bayou tomorrow.
*Toronto Star, 6 October 1989
*:The simple, six-string folk rhythms of several songs here..owe some of their sincere appeal to the unplugged colors of Tracy Chapman's music.
MTV Unplugged first aired on 26 November, 1989. Lexicography saves the day again! --[[User:60.228.144.21|60.228.144.21]] 08:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:Nice catch... I've reworded the fact to say that MTV popularised it, but didn't coin it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

==hacky sack vs footbag==

in the transcript, it says that homestar kicks the cheat around like a hacky sack. this is a brand name. footbag is the generic term.{{User:Csours/sig}} 03:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
: I never play with hackysacks or footbags, but I don't know anyone who would know what you mean if you say footbag [[User:Inverse Tiger|Inverse Tiger]] 04:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I've never heard the word "footbag", either. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Ditto--I've heard them called hacky sacks for 20 years (or thereabouts), but I've never heard footbags. It may be a brand name, but it's pretty much been adopted as a generic term (like with Levis or Kleenex).--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I've never heard of a footbag ''or'' a hacky sack. Does that mean I'm stupid? [[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 12:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've never heard Levis used as a generic term... --[[User:ComputerBox|ComputerBox]] 15:27, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, the way he kicks it also looks like the way you can bounce a ball in soccer.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Page Title ==

Is "The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!" actually the longest page title on the website? [[User:!!|!!]]

: [[User talk:William | Shall we find out?]] [[User:William|William]] 04:04, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::I did my own search by looking up "Page title" on the wiki's search bar and looking through each selection. Turns out this toon doesn't win. See the fun facts for the true winner. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 05:30, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Wretched Simmons Outfit ==

Homestar's spandex workout uniform is from the Lady Fan E-mail.
:Yep, that's already mentioned there. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Enough with the golbol! ==

Alright already! I see that it's captioned as GOLBOL in the Easter egg. I can accept that many, if not all, characters pronounce it "golbol". But, for the love of all that is humane, can we PLEASE use "gold bowl" or "trophy" when we are describing it? Please, oh please. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Since you asked so nicely... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:: Actually, in the 'toon version, it's never once referred to as a "trophy" or "gold bowl", and only once as just simply a "bowl". Why not call it "Golbol"? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Because it sounds ridiculous...? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::[[Suudsu]]. [[The Denzel]]. [[Lord Quackingstick]]. We don't describe these every time they appear after being named, but they have ridiculous names as well. This is a site about silly cartoon animal people. Keep your sense of humor about you. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::From another edit just made on another page, I'm reminded of another such case: [[The Geddup Noise]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I wonder, though, if in the Fun Facts the word golbol would be better placed in quotes, since it's not a real word?--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 07:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Jay, those are established more solidly than this. The spelling "golbol" is solely from an egg which in all likelihood is just a joke in itself on the characters' pronunciation. As Dorian put in an edit summary, it makes it look like we're a bunch of turkeys. This is a knowledge base, not a poultry farm. We should use an odd spelling when it's needed, but not when it doesn't add to meaning. Suudzu - how else would you spell it? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:35, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::We had a bit of conversation over this, and it was determined that I would transcribe it as "Golbol". Sorry if there's been any confusion. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:34, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::"More solidly?" Lord Quackingstick's name is mentioned all of once. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Sure. Strong Bad unquestionably says "Quackingstick". It's a duck on a stick, the name makes perfect sense. Here, we are transcribing a word based on Homestar's and The Grape Faerie's accents, which we never do. The only supporting evidence is the egg, which could easily be itself making a joke about how those two pronounced it. I mean, concensus will win, and I can see the argument for, but I'm of the mind we ought not do this in the transcript. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:22, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Doesn't spelling it out in the Easter egg as they did carry a lot of weight, just as if Strong Bad had typed it or if it were featured as a Quote of the Week? I mean, it sure ''sounds'' like they're saying "golbol" and not "gold bowl" to me, so there's not the problem of the two not matching. Oh, to add to Jay's list of examples: "zader matermorts". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, but that's only because of the Easter egg. Do you really think you would transcribe it as "golbol" if you hadn't seen it? Also, you guys are making a big deal out of it. Just because it's listed as "GOLBOL" doesn't mean that it wouldn't be "''the'' golbol" otherwise. And just typing out "golbol" makes me queasy. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::No, if it weren't for the Easter egg, then there's no way I would transcribe it "golbol"... but there ''is'' the Easter egg. Are we just supposed to ignore it? In fact, I can't see any reason for the Easter egg's existence other than to give the correct spelling of the trophy's name. I therefore have no problem with calling it "the golbol" in the transcript, and in fact we may should call it "the Golbol" (a proper noun). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::'''EDIT CONFLICT X2 (Darn you!):''' Yeah, but would it kill you to refer to it as "the gold bowl"? Besides, I hear "gold bowl" the first time it's mentioned, but unless we want to get in [[User:Rogue Leader/Lamest Edit Wars and Senseless Mud Slingings|here]], I suggest we get a clear consensus. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 23:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::I think the reason for the Easter egg is to be funny, not to tell us how to spell "gold bowl" in the HRWiki. That's a little presumptuous! And again, "zarer matermorts" was given as a direct transcription,. so that is clear. We don't know WHAT "golbol" was given for. I don't think it's appropriate to just speculate it's how to spell "gold bowl". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Hang on... what's funny about the Easter egg? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:24, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't hear the D in "goldbol". Therefore, I say it's Golbol. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 02:26, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
: Agreed. I hear none of the characters use the "D" when they refer to it. They also don't break up the words. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:26, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::I only hope TBC will [[Talk:Summer Short Shorts#Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy|hear our cry]] and make it a QotW. Although, even then, it might still be ambiguous. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 16:57, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
i hear no '''d'''. therefore it is '''GOLBOL'''
:I agree, putting it as "golbol" does look kind of funny. But the precidents mentioned above have been long set (As well as "[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy|H'whatcha teekenbot]]"), that we call/spell things how The Brothers Chaps do. If they decided to make a Quote of the Week, and spell it "Gold Bowl" or something, I would be partial to that spelling, but as the evidence currently stands, we have to go with "Golbol" {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Strongest Man in the World Poster ==

If I am not mistaken, it features the "Big Beefy Arm" from Trogdor fame.
:I think it's just a generic beefy arm. Y'know, coz it's a strength contest and all. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I agree, just a generic arm.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:28, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:: I thought it looked like the same beefy arms from [[Dragon]], too. --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:44, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== LotR reference? ==

It's a stretch, but I thought I'd bring it up here. When Pom Pom has the trophy at the end, Homestar says he should give it to him for his birthday, which of course was today. This is like when Gollum's friend got the Ring and Gollum demanded it for his birthday, which was that day. Of course Homestar didn't kill Pom Pom... but could they be related? I don't feel sure enough about it to add it without some agreement [[User:Inverse Tiger|Inverse Tiger]] 04:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No. No offense, but is there a single line in all of H*R which isn't a reference, by this standard? Anonymous has spoken. [[User:89.1.17.101|89.1.17.101]] 04:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::OK, anonymous, there's no need to be insistent. But I do think you're right that this reference is a stretch. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:04, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:D-d-definitely, definitely a stretch [[User:Jetpac|Jetpac]] 05:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Extra Sauce? ==

I think that Homestar acutally says "Extra Sauce" instead of exercise.
:I heard Extracise
:: Me too, though I thought of it as "Extrasize". --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Correction--the first incident, it sounds like "extra size", the second it sounds like he says "pour on that extra sauce".--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 07:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I'll second that.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 07:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::sounds like extro-sauze to me, but it could easily be both. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 15:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I heard "extracise", as in excercise and extra put together. Extracise. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:42, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Pure Pwnage Reference ==

Okay, this is DEFINITELY a reference, stop deleting it. I will make my case clear here.

Pure Pwnage is a somewhat popular internet-show. They did an episode where the main character sat at a desk with a Compy 386 and answered emails EXACTLY like Strong Bad does. Naturally, someone pointed this out to TBC and they threw him a bone by making this reference:
When Strong Bad writes to Homestar telling him he can achieve anything and then stops and says "you're a butt", this is a reference to the episode of Pure Pwnage (which references Strong Bad Emails) where Jeremy answers emails like Strong Bad and he tells someone who professes to 'like boys more than girls' that he should stay true to who he is and then erases it and writes "u r a fag".
Clearly these are the exact same principle. Starting out telling someone that they can 'acheve anything' and 'stay true to who you are' and then saying to them "you're a butt" or "u r a fag" is a TOTAL DIRECT reference. They cant use the word "fag" on Homestar Runner, and Strong Bad wouldnt write "u r" They abbreviated the best they could.
:Except that kind of joke is as old as the hills.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Character ''x'' does something absurdly out of character, realises what s/he's doing, stops, and reverts back to in character. This isn't exactly a new formula. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, sorry, agree with the people above me. Not a reference. It's just Strong Bad signing 50 autographs in a row without looking up, then realizing he's signing one for Homestar.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 07:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed. This is not worth getting on a soapbox over. It's an old joke. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 07:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I don't know. Personally, the reference kind of makes sense to me...[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 14:25, 23 August 2006

== Down Goes Bland ==

Someone is out to take out all of my references that are blazingly clear here, so i'm gonna write another discussion one.
"Down goes Bland" is a reference to Howard Cosell's ringside calling of the Foreman Vs Frazier fight where when George Foreman won, Howard Cosell repeatedly shouted "Down goes Frazier!"
C'mon, its a competition, one of them goes down and they yell "Down Goes <Last Name>"
What more do you want Phlip?!
:Maybe, but there are only so many ways to say that a competitor is down, after all.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 06:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Given there are over 350,000 Google results for "Down goes" and only 10,000 for "Down goes Frazier", I don't think Frazier owns this phrase. Even after allowing for the number of false positives of a shorter search string, and other refereneces to Frazier's fight, 35x the results is a lot. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::When are you going to refine a search and come up with MORE results? Your logic is perplexing to say the least. I have seen a lot more obscure things go up on this wiki. --Your Fuzzy God
::::I'm saying that if "Down goes" was actually a reference to Frazier, then a reasonable portion of the results for "Down goes" would also be results for "Down goes Frazier". As it is, less than 4% are. So "Down goes Frazier" cannot be considered the only possible source for the phrase, and once that is considered we have [[TTATOT]]. It's not a question of obscurity, it's a question of "How do we know it's this, and not something else?". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:21, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:When Homestar says "Watch your language" to Pom Pom it's a direct reference to The Lion King when Timon says that to Pumbaa!!!11111one OMG FASCISM!! ... seriously, no. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 07:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Golbol Easter Egg ==

The section about the Easter Egg says that the logo in the background of the golbol belongs to the New York Yankees.

In fact, it belongs to the New York Mets. (Mookie Wilson played for the Mets) {{unsigned|68.203.142.206|12:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)}}

:Thanks for point this out, but a hint for next time – if you see a clear mistake in the article, you don't need to tell us about it, just go in and fix it... taking it to the talk page is generally only necessary if you're not sure, or others don't agree. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:58, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

::That may all be well and good, but is it more than a coincidence that this toon came out just after the "Yankees finish historic sweep of Red Sox"? It would seem that would be rewarded with a gold bowl.

::: It is a coincidence. It's not a Yankees logo.

:::: Correct. The Mets and Yankees both have "NY" in their logos but they are arranged very distinctly. See the page backgrounds [http://www.mets.com/ here] and [http://www.yankees.com here] to compare the logos (in fact, it almost looks like the Mets logo in the Easter Egg could have been taken directly from the Mets website -- notice the angle!). But on a related note, does anyone think that it's worthy of note as trivia in the article that two days before this toon appeared on the site, Mookie Wilson (who has barely ever been in the news since the Mets won the World Series in 1986) appeared at a big ceremony at the Mets stadium with many of his '86 comrades marking the 20th anniversary of the championship and that Wilson was the one to speak on behalf of all the players present in accepting the honor? [[User:LitigationMattson|LitigationMattson]] 23:22, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

::::: Here is an [http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060819&content_id=1618842&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym article] about Saturday's ceremony. Mookie Wilson is shown in the accompanying picture. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:45, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[[Image:Mets logos.png|thumb|[[Wikipedia:New York Mets|Mets]] logos]]
:::::: I still don't see the Logo anywhere, where exactly is it in the toon!! Am I just blind?
:::::::It's in the background of the Easter egg accessed at the end of the toon by clicking on the trophy. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::: I still don't see it, all I see is just a plain red backround with a trophy on it and GOLBOL next to it.
:::::::::May be a problem with your Flash player, your monitor, or (no offense) your eyes. They're pretty clear. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::: Just tell me where it is in this picture? http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Image:Golbol.PNG
::::::::::: I opened that file in paint and whited out the solid red portions, producing [[:Image:GoldBowlWhiteWash.PNG|this]]. The big blobs are where the Mets logos are. Compare to the original picture. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::: Or, from another viewpoint, [[:Image:GoldBowlGreenNY.PNG|this one]] has all of the logos repainted green (very roughly, as their colors aren't perfectly solid, but it's close enough to get the general idea.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:34, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::See the image above for a clearer view. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

== hewwo ==

he doesn't normally mispronounce l's

:Hmm... He does on every single main page...Just scroll over email. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 17:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

==Stong Bad vs. Strond Bad==
When I looked at the autograph egg, Strong Bad's inscription is signed "Strond Ba... wait a sec" instead of "Stong" as is mentioned in the transcript. It's possible that this will change randomly, I suppose, although I checked it a couple of times (in different windows) and it remains "Strond". I hesitate to change it, though, because TBC have done random stuff before, so maybe someone else can see what they get. [[User:ModestlyHotGirl|ModestlyHotGirl]] 14:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Fowl/Foul Language ==
Since Pom Pom only speaks in bubbles, we can never really know what he is saying. But from the reaction of Homestar and Strong Bad, not to mention Homestar's comment of toning the language down... couldn't this be considered the first time TBC actually have one of their characters use curse words? I mean we know they were always wanting to do that one day? ;)--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 00:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:[[Swears]]. Sorry to crush your hopes and dreams! {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:12, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

:{edit conflict} You mean apart from the ones listed in [[Swears]]? And it would also be possible for him to say something very nasty without actually using swear words. So it's really just speculation. Either way, looking at Strong Bad's expression, it must have been pretty tough stuff. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::That's typical "character you can't understand" behavior. I think it was done with The Cheat multiple times before. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 01:44, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:Um...... wow. I wasn't aware of the Swears page! lol. Yeah, and uh, apparently I haven't noticed all those other times they borderline'd it on cursing! lol.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 02:39, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

== Voice connections ==

Ok, so 1) Mr. Bland sounds a lot like Mike or Matt. And 2) The Grape Faerie sounds like a Bronx version of Homestar. Well, they're noted on this talk page now. These observations, and ones like them, aren't really relevant to the toon, and should remain off the main toon page. What could be blander than doing ''no'' voice impression at all for Mr. Bland? And certainly it's possible that some of Matt's voices will sound alike in some way—they're all coming out of the same mouth, dontcha know—so these are unnotable. Thanks for your time, and keep on tranglin'. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:02, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:Agree. Thanks, Qer. It's Matt, btw everybody. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::Do you actually have something to substantiate that, or did you just want the last word? I'm inclined to believe that it's Matt too due to similarities to voices like "[[The Twins]]" and Strong bad saying "I remember when I checked some e-mail", but I don't understand why you'd state that so matter-of-factly, unless you had some other information the rest of us weren't aware of. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar? ==

According to the transcript, The Announcer says "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar", but every time I listen to it, I hear "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-Dunce" (or possibly "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-Loser"), which would also explain Homestar's suprised look. --[[User:81.94.65.69|81.94.65.69]] 05:56, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:He could just be surprised coz he doesn't get a good introduction, like the minor characters do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:: He's just rushing it when he says it. He seems to rush Homestar's name most of all, adding to the confusion. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I slowed it down and listened closely - the "and" is more of a "'n'", and the "ar" at the end of "Homestar" is nearly missing entirely, but it's very definately "Homestar". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Would be cool if you could put a slowed down version of that soundbite online for the audio-technically stupid like me ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:20, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
:I heard it 3 times (with earbuds), and he clearly said "Doofus". [[User:Stomhar|Stomhar]]
::[[:Image:ShortIntroduction-SMITW.ogg|Yes, you're right.]] ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 01:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:::<strike>I've got yer ogg file on loop, The Mu, and I can't hear "doofus" at all. For me, it seems to start with "n", not "d". {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:29, 24 August 2006 (UTC)</strike> OK, that was probably the shortened "and".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:32, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I listened to the 'toon itself, and I heard "Homestar", but it's obscured by the raspberry sound of the spotlight and his speed. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:35, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::After listening to that slowed down version a hundred or so times, I believe it's either "doofus-a" or "Homestar". "Homestar" seems much more likely. The Mu, you should probably not have gone ahead and changed the transcript before waiting for reactions here. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:41, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::I don't hear "doofus" at all. I hear "Homest–", with the end of Homestar's name not very pronounced (if at all), but it ''is'' his name. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:21, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't appear as if anyone wants this changed on the transcript, so I'll leave it alone; but it sounds to me like "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Dumpface". I'm not sure if I'm the only one who thinks this, but it's not the first time Homestar has been called Dumpface (however, Doofus could work also). -Some Guy

I'ma gonna try to settle this issue once and for all. I ran noise reduction on the audio to try and eliminate the "squish" noise that obscures the names. It sounds to me that the announcer is saying "Pom-Pom, Strong Bad, '''Loser'''." Give a listen yourself! [http://home.comcast.net/~mikepontillo/audio/original.wav Original audio] [http://home.comcast.net/~mikepontillo/audio/withNR.wav Processed audio] --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 17:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:To me, the processed one sounds no different than mine (when I slow it down in Audacity.) ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 18:04, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:Hmmm. I slowed it down as well, and I'm thinking you're right, The Mu. It does sound like "doofus." So much for settling the issue! --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 18:46, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::I've listened to the original recording, a slowed-down recording, a speeded-up recording, and the processed recordings above, and not once have I heard anything resembling a /d/ or /f/ sound (both of which would be required for "doofus"), even when I'm specifically listening for them and trying to convince my brain that they're there in the hopes of discerning them. Honestly, I don't know why this one is being picked apart like it is. If it sounds like he ''might'' be saying "Homestar" (which it certainly does to me, every time), and his saying "Homestar" makes sense in the context (again, which it does), and he had no reason ''not'' to be saying "Homestar" (which why would he? The announcer has nothing againt Homestar), then I think it's [[Wikipedia:Occam's razor#Variations|safe to conclude]] that that's what he really is saying. The joke is just that the names are hurried instead of featured, nothing else. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:27, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== I hear there's a pretty big wine building up? ==

I'm not sure this could be put in the article since Homestar's talk is converted into English talk in the transcript. But anyway it's a joke I think many overlooked.

Strong Bad says: "There's a pretty big line building up over there." and Homestar then says, according to the current transcript: "I hear there's a pretty big line building up." It's the tradition here to make abstraction of Homestar's accent when transcribing his dialogue. But what we actually hear instead of "line" sounds much more like "wine".

Considering that the contest involves lifting giant grapes, "I hear there's a pretty big wine building up." would be the kind of line only Homestar could have. I'm sure it's not the first time TBC made a joke where Homestar's distorted talk innocently resulted in a clever pun that fits the situation. -[[User:Vltone|Vltone]] 09:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:Homestar has twoubles with his l's as well. See [[Talk:Strongest Man in the World#hewwo|above]]. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::That was my point. He misspronounces his l's and that's why in that case he inadvertently ends up saying something else that happens to fit the context. -[[User:Vltone|Vltone]] 09:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:::Coincidence. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 10:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::::Actually, I hear "vine", not "wine". That's pretty strong, even for Homestar. But I don't believe that it's a reference to the grapes.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:05, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Strongest Man in the World

PolarBoy — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:37:38 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Mega Man Introductions? */

Strongest Man in the World

PolarBoy — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:31:33 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Transcript */ I keep listening to this and every time I hear "extra sauce", not "exercise"

{{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 [[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 gets 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.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Extra sauce, Pom Pom! Lemme see ya pour on that extra sauce! 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. Fade out.}''

''{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:''' ''{looks surprised}''

'''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. ''{He and The Cheat exit}''

'''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 can't not be ready for the ''{pan down to show The Announcer}'' Strongest Man In The World Contest! ''{flips microphone from one hand to the other}'' Let's meet our smokin' hot contestants! ''{cut to a silhouette of Mr. Bland with disco lights in the background}'' Hailing from the middle of the road, the prince of plain, the master of mundane...''{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}'' 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 to the disco scene with Señor in silhouette}'' 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}'' 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:''' All right, you stupid brains, listen up smart. I start yas each off with like twenty grapes. ''{a pile of grapes takes the place of the floating scroll}'' Then I adds one at a time. ''{a grape appears above the pile}'' The bum who holds the most grapes ''{a golden bowl-shaped trophy appears in place of the grapes}'' wins this golbol.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover; sounds impressed}'' Dang, Pom Pom, you see that goldbol? ''{zoom in on the golbol}'' That's a nice golbol.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's get this over with!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Olly 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.}'' 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'm havin' a little trouble! ''{The pile falls on Señor with a "Sblounskched!" He sticks his arm out of the grapes}'' 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 gold bowl 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 loose his grip on the grapes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? Big help here!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{rushes over}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay.... Even it out a bit 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 for 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; 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}}''

'''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 [[Original Book]] with "1996-2006" written across the upper left.}''

== Easter Eggs==
*Clicking on the Competition 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 Gold Bowl at the end shows a shot of it (captioned "Gol Bol") in the same style as the ones shown when Mr. Bland, Señor, and The Robot are introduced.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Unplugged" is a term from [[Wikipedia:MTV Unplugged|MTV Unplugged]] used to refer to [[Wikipedia:acoustic music|acoustic music]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Main Page Messages|main page message]] for this toon read "10 years!".

===Inside References===
*When Señor gets squished, it reads "[[Sblounskched]]".
*The song during the training scene is "Showdown" from [[montage]], and the outfit Homestar wears during this 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" in [[2 years]].
*Homestar kicking the Cheat is another appearance of [[Kicking The Cheat]].

===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 which [[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]] is most famous for playing for.
*Homestar's slow-motion move seems similar to a "Slo-mo Cross shot" from [[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Strikers|Super Mario Strikers]].
*The statement in Strong Bad's autograph "believe in yourself and you can achieve anything" is from [[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]].

==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"]]

Strongest Man in the World

PolarBoy — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:26:05 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Transcript */ Changed "grapes start disappearing as Strong Bad eats them" to "The pile of grapes begins to collapse as Strong Bad eats it" As no grapes are actually seen disappearing in the toon

{{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 [[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 gets 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.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Exercise, 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. Fade out.}''

''{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:''' ''{looks surprised}''

'''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. ''{He and The Cheat exit}''

'''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 can't not be ready for the ''{pan down to show The Announcer}'' Strongest Man In The World Contest! ''{flips microphone from one hand to the other}'' Let's meet our smokin' hot contestants! ''{cut to a silhouette of Mr. Bland with disco lights in the background}'' Hailing from the middle of the road, the prince of plain, the master of mundane...''{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}'' 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 to the disco scene with Señor in silhouette}'' 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}'' 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:''' All right, you stupid brains, listen up smart. I start yas each off with like twenty grapes. ''{a pile of grapes takes the place of the floating scroll}'' Then I adds one at a time. ''{a grape appears above the pile}'' The bum who holds the most grapes ''{a golden bowl-shaped trophy appears in place of the grapes}'' wins this golbol.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover; sounds impressed}'' Dang, Pom Pom, you see that goldbol? ''{zoom in on the golbol}'' That's a nice golbol.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's get this over with!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Olly 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.}'' 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'm havin' a little trouble! ''{The pile falls on Señor with a "Sblounskched!" He sticks his arm out of the grapes}'' 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 gold bowl 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 loose his grip on the grapes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? Big help here!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{rushes over}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay.... Even it out a bit there on the south side.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jump her up.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously. The first time 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 for 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; 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}}''

'''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 [[Original Book]] with "1996-2006" written across the upper left.}''

== Easter Eggs==
*Clicking on the Competition 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 Gold Bowl at the end shows a shot of it (captioned "Gol Bol") in the same style as the ones shown when Mr. Bland, Señor, and The Robot are introduced.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Unplugged" is a term from [[Wikipedia:MTV Unplugged|MTV Unplugged]] used to refer to [[Wikipedia:acoustic music|acoustic music]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Main Page Messages|main page message]] for this toon read "10 years!".

===Inside References===
*When Señor gets squished it reads "[[Sblounskched]]".
*The song during the training scene is from [[montage]], and the outfit Homestar wears during this 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" in [[2 years]].
*Homestar kicking the Cheat is another apperence of [[Kicking The Cheat]].

===Real-World References===
*The logo in the background of the Easter egg is that of the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]], whom [[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]] is most famous for playing for.
*Homestar's slow-motion move seems similar to a "Slo-mo Cross shot" from [[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Strikers|Super Mario Strikers]].
*The statement in Strong Bad's autograph "believe in yourself and you can achieve anything" is from [[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]].

==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"]]

Strongest Man in the World

PolarBoy — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:14:52 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Transcript */ Fixed spelling of mundane

{{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 [[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 gets 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.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Exercise, 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. Fade out.}''

''{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:''' ''{looks surprised}''

'''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. ''{He and The Cheat exit}''

'''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 can't not be ready for the ''{pan down to show The Announcer}'' Strongest Man In The World Contest! ''{flips microphone from one hand to the other}'' Let's meet our smokin' hot contestants! ''{cut to a silhouette of Mr. Bland with disco lights in the background}'' Hailing from the middle of the road, the prince of plain, the master of mundane...''{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}'' 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 to the disco scene with Señor in silhouette}'' 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}'' 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:''' All right, you stupid brains, listen up smart. I start yas each off with like twenty grapes. ''{a pile of grapes takes the place of the floating scroll}'' Then I adds one at a time. ''{a grape appears above the pile}'' The bum who holds the most grapes ''{a golden bowl-shaped trophy appears in place of the grapes}'' wins this golbol.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover; sounds impressed}'' Dang, Pom Pom, you see that goldbol? ''{zoom in on the golbol}'' That's a nice golbol.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's get this over with!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Olly 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.}'' 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'm havin' a little trouble! ''{The pile falls on Señor with a "Sblounskched!" He sticks his arm out of the grapes}'' 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 gold bowl 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 loose his grip on the grapes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? Big help here!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{rushes over}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay.... Even it out a bit there on the south side.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jump her up.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously. The first year 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 for 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; cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh.... These grapes are succulently crushing my windpipe.... Ooh, but they're seedless! ''{grapes start disappearing as Strong Bad eats them}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Pom Pom holding the trophy.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously, Pom Pom. Gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}}''

'''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 [[Original Book]] with "1996-2006" written across the upper left.}''

== Easter Eggs==
*Clicking on the Competition 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 Gold Bowl at the end shows a screen with it much like the ones shown when Mr. Bland, Señor, and The Robot are introduced.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Unplugged" is a term from [[Wikipedia:MTV Unplugged|MTV Unplugged]] used to refer to [[Wikipedia:acoustic music|acoustic music]].

===Inside References===
*When Señor gets squished it reads "[[Sblounskched]]".
*The song during the training scene is from [[montage]], and the outfit Homestar wears during this scene originally appeared in [[lady fan]].
*Homestar was [[Kicking The Cheat]].
*The autographed picture of Strong Bad in the Easter egg is the same as the one that Strong Bad gives to his "main man" in [[2 years]].
*Homestar kicking the Cheat is another apperence of [[Kicking The Cheat]].

===Real-World References===
*The logo in the background of the Easter egg is that of the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]], whom [[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]] is most famous for playing for.
*Homestar's slow-motion move seems similar to a "Slo-mo Cross shot" from [[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Strikers|Super Mario Strikers]].
*The statement in Strong Bad's autograph "believe in yourself and you can achieve anything" is from [[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]].

==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"]]

Talk:No Hands On Deck!

PolarBoy — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:50:46 GMT

PolarBoy: /* nails */

== What does "in progress" mean? ==

Folks, please note the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> template - Thunderbird is already working on the transcript, and rather than have him and everyone run into endless edit conflicts, please respect the template. K? Thanks. There are other sections we can work on. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:10, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
: Hey, only reason ''I'' messed with it was because of some [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356571&oldid=356568 sloppy edit] undoing what Thunderbird started. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Understood. I'm waiting for the notice to go down to correct the image extension from PNG to png myself. It was right at one point... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Meh. Whatever. It's not like it was pretty much my only chance to ever do an actual transcription of a visual toon. I'm sure I'll have another chance in another two years of wiking or so. Though it is darn annoying when you spend 10 minutes transcribing a toon, only to find out that one edit prior, somebody else already transcribed the same section, despite the in progress template. Maybe if I hadn't actually bothered to look for the Cardboard Marzipan precident, I would have got my revision out first. Oh well, I guess fastest transcriber wins, or something like that. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:57, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::'''Nobody''' wins when it's a contest in someone's mind. We're here to serve the HRWiki first, our pitiful little egos second, and slipshod work that has to be rewritten is less valuable to this user than a careful edit which lasts, all other things being equal. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Agreed, but I think there's some merit to combining the best elements of two edits as well if there are important differences between them. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 20:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::True, but what we were discussing was the "screw-the-other-guy" push to be the one who can transcribe the toon (presumably to brag about it on a user page). That's a little different. Observing the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> is important, wouldn't you agree? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:31, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, of course. What I meant was that if an edit conflict ends up happening, we should make the best of it. But I totally agree that the progress tag is important, and I apologize if I was confusing. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Feeding ducks through a tube ==

This is probably a reference to force-feeding geese in order to harvest their livers for foie gras. This has come under attack by animal rights activists recently.

:Yup, see [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations]]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== Added to main page? ==

lol the toon came out the morning but its not on any of the main pages but it iz in the toons menu
iz this the 1st thime that's happened? {{User:Rabb/sig}}
:It is on the main pages, all of them.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I see "New Short Toon" in a red oval... clear your cache? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:24, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== But will it play in Chicago? ==

I question the relevance of the mention of Chicago's ban on foie gras. One, this toon is not made near Chicago; while it's a story on the news all over, it's not directly relevant to Atlanta. Two, they started this days ago, and the comment fits neatly into Marzipan's character even if there was no Chicago news today. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I didn't include that bit when I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356657&oldid=356655 first wrote the fact] because I didn't know about it. Heck, I didn't even know about foie gras until I did some research on tubes and ducks. When I saw the bit about the Chicago ban was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356682&oldid=356681 added] then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356684&oldid=356682 removed] and then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356685&oldid=356684 re-added], I beefed it up a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356693&oldid=356686 teesy bit], but I can probably take it or leave it. What do others think? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:50, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Just to clarify - the tube bit is clearly a reference to foie gras and the controversy. It's just the specific tie-in to today's news from Chicago that seems a stretch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I support this fact. TBC said in interviews that what they like most about doing cartoons on the internet, is that they can change stuff in the last minute. Maybe Marzi used to say something else, and was changed in light of the Chicago thing. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I like it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 19:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::There was an article in our paper about the impending ban three weeks ago, so they could easily have heard about it by toonmaking time. If not a reference, I'd bet it's at least inspired by the ban.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
::::::The Chicago story was on the front page of cnn.com this morning (possibly earlier too). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== I'm not Rapaport ==

I swear, they do this because we debate this stuff. Remember the "Mr. Chechov" controversy? Well, here we are again.

Now that we have an egg showing the spelling of "Rappaport", is it a reference to Michael Rapaport at all, or just the play? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I'm still not convinced it's a reference to either of them - it seems too vague to be a reference to that play, and it can't be the actor because of the spelling. I'm on the fence (or maybe on the deck?) about it. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Prescription ==

Strong Sad could have been talking about a contact lens prescription.

:No, He meant his medication. He thought that he was just seeing this (not with his eyes, that is). Also, you don't wear contacts in bed.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::And in case you needed anything more, it was established in [[funny]] that Strong Sad takes some kind of medication and that it can have some pretty powerful effects judging by his reaction to Strong Bad's behavior. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== handbill image ==
i uploaded an image of the hand bill, but i do not know how to put it on the page or where, or know what the protocol is for adding images, ie what type do we typically add/leave off. anyway, could someone discuss this for me? here is the image:
[[Image:Deckhandbill.png]]{{User:Csours/sig}} 21:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:Add'd. See if you can figure out where? --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
::got it {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:04, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==Bubs Likes to Dance, Right?==
When is the last time we have seen him dance?" [[User:Catman87|Catman87]]
:The moves we see are from [[Dancing Bubs]], which is already noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::If I'm not mistaken, he was last seen dancing in [[disconnected]], but it's not fun fact worthy, as he didn't say anything in the toon about not dancing in a while like Homestar did about melonade. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deckeman or Duckie-man? ==

Deckeman sounds like the name the prince of town (flashback) gave Homestar which is Duckie-man or however you spell it. Should it be noted or am I thinking about this too much? {{User:Steve/sig}} 00:56, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's nickname in [[flashback]] was Duckshirt, not Duckieman. So no, I don't think it's a reference. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 02:33, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::The POT does say, "and the duckie-man is the winner!" But I still think this is a stretch because they don't sound ''that'' similar. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:It says "Deckeman" because that's how Homestar spells it earlier in the toon. -[[User:154.35.47.59|154.35.47.59]] 06:23, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Second Homestar? ==

OK, so the first time Homestar runs away from Cardboardzipan, is that a second Homestar under the table, saying "I've got to find me a new girlfriend?" Or, did he run...in a rather odd direction?

:The second - this happens all the time; see [[Summer Short Shorts]] for an example of Strong Bad doing it. While we're here, the second possible "twin" Homestar sighting was in the stylized "hammer and saw" montage. I really can't see how that'd count, though. It's a montage, these things happen. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::These two instances aren't nearly so identical as you claim, Qermaq, though it's an instructive comparison. In [[Summer Short Shorts]] the "second" Strongbad breaks the third wall in the manner of a voice-over narrator of a documentary talking about footage in which he appears. So in that case, he's not really a "second" Strongbad but the same Strongbad speaking at a later date in the manner of an aside or DVD commentary. In No Hands On Deck!, the "second" Homestar appears in the same temporal sequence so he can make faux-Marzipan move in the manner of any puppeteer or ventriloquist. In this case, as with Strongbad in Summer Short Shorts, there isn't really a second Homestar. And in both cases the unexpected appearence of the same character has the effect of calling attention to the artificiality of what we're watching: a show, put on (often ineptly) for our entertainment, and not simply events in an alternate universe. So there is a meaningful similarity. But the effect is accomplished differently: as a reference to puppetry/ventriloquism, rather than a reference to documentaries/DVD commentary. [[User:Henebry|Henebry]] 12:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Um, wrong toon. You are pretty clearly referring to [[keep cool]]. I think Qermaq is referring to the first short in [[Summer Short Shorts]], where Strong Bad dashes across the room suddenly while encouraging The Cheat to eat "ONE MORE!" French fry. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 13:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: (Edit conflict) Are you getting confused with [[keep cool]]? The [[Summer Short Shorts]] appearance is, I think, the "Did you hear the latest news?" line. I think Homestar annoying Strong Bad in [[Bug in Mouth Disease ]] is a better example, or getting the powdered herbs and spices in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]... In both, Homestar leaves in one direction and immediately enters from another. It's just, as DorianGray said, [[Wikipedia:cartoon physics|cartoon physics]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I had always assumed it was the same Homestar, just moving around "behind the black" incredibly fast. Let's not forget how he zapped around from place to place in [[long pants]] either. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Incase anyone's wondering, if u squeeze the window really narrow you can see behind the black frame and see that its just Homestar's head and it doesnt even move while he talks. Clearly that is not a twin of Homestar
::::::In case the poster above checks this again: Things "behind the black" don't really count as "reality" within a cartoon; if they did we'd have people missing arms or legs 'n' stuff all the time. And by the way, a much easier way to check it out is with a [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash decompiler]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::An even easier way is to install [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|this Greasemonkey script]] and turn on the "show outside the frame" option... but no, it makes sense it's just Homestar's non-talking head... why bother to animate it it virtually noone (and noone who watches it properly) will see? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::"turn on the "show outside the frame" option" - can you direct me to a help file on how to do that? I see pause, back and forth, in and out, and that's it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yes, Qermaq, there's a painfully obvious icon in the upper left. NERD!!! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:Of course, it could be this guy:[[Image:mustachioedHR.png]], first featured in [[Senorial Day]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:29, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sitting girl thing. ==
What do you hear? Homestar's speech was never the crispest dialogue, but I hear '''sitting'''. It's been changed back and forth more than once today. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:51, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's mouth movements accomodate two syllables. A very clear "sitting." This one's not even close. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::Frame 79-80 Look
::Frame 82-83 girl
::Frame 85 thing
::Frame 87 a
::Frame 89-91 cross
::Frame 93 from
::Frame 95-97 me

::Where is there an extra mouth movement? Visual seems to be the right syllable count. We need to rely on audio here. When I play from frame 85, I can hear "ing", but not from frame 86. So 85 and 87 cannot possibly be "sit" and "ting".

::And while last night "thing" sounded exactly right, I can this morning hear why "sitting" seems right ar well. This reminds me of all the times we've had "s"s turn up when they shouldn't - Flash audio seems to add a degree of sibilance to the sound, resulting in a very lisp-like rendition of what was said. Thing is, this is one of those things that's never going to be obvious, no matter how "not even close" one person declares it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:16, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::try this [[Image:Gewlthing.ogg]]. its girl thing... {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::i looked in that same thing and i heard an "s". i am pretty sure it is girl sitting across from me. [[User:Jhonka|Jhonka]]
:::::I hear '''thing'''. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sitting. Absolutely. {{User:Salty/sig}} 17:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Agree. I distinctly hear two syllables. Thus, sitting. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Sitting. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I hear "sitting". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::for future debates, would it be a appropriate to link the transcript to this kind of discussion? also you ppl are all wrong. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC) well except for qermaq and cool.
:::::::::::I heard "sitting", mainly because the /i/ sound seemed to have a stop in the middle - but pulling out the sound with a decompiler and isolating the word in Audacity, I see it's only one syllable long, and listening to it on its own sounds much more like "thing". So I vote for "thing". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I hear "sitting" (admittedly with a lisp). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::hears some more ear candy for all you'se guys. also, how do i list this better? since its not an image. btw its from cool things. where homestar actually does say sitting. to compare/contrast. [[Image:Sittingoncoolthings.ogg]] {{User:Csours/sig}} 06:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::At first I heard "thing," but after going back and listening several times, I can hear both. I think "thing" is funnier but "sitting" makes more sense. Sounds like it would make a good qotw to me, though. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 06:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Look at [[:Image:Gewlthing.png]], a breakdown of the speech, to complement my original post above. "Sitting" would be normally be pronounced /sɪtɪŋ/ ([[Wikipedia:IPA chart for English|IPA]]), or, with Homestar's speech impediment, /sɪ.ɪŋ/, with just a stop between the /ɪ/s. There is no stop in the word, it's just /sɪŋ/, or /θɪŋ/, as Qermaq mentioned, /θ/ can mutate into /s/ under heavy MP3 compression. So, it's either "thing" or "sing", but not "sitting". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::I agree with all that technical business, having done my own research and achieved similar results. When I listen to the word in the context of the toon itself, however, I ''still'' always hear "sitting". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 11:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Could it be that they skipped a syllable of mouth movements because the words are slurred together? I'm thinking it's possible that sit'''ting a'''cross could have one jaw drop. After all, that's what ''we'' do when we speak that phrase. So if that is true, then "sitting" could very well be technically accounted for. Also, what audio medium are you guys using? Speakers or a headset? A headset is without argument the better way to listen to it. On this computer, I have speakers, and it's hard to tell what he's saying, but my headsets in a quiet room downstars give me an easier time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
I've refused to take a position yet because I don't have the time at the moment to give it a fair trial. If someone else weighed in after two minutes of effort, I'd take their opinion with a grain of salt too. But for what it's worth, my cursory listening sounds like two syllables—specifically I hear two vowel sounds, a short and a long "i". —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==I Can Be the Orphan==

Is Coach Z's orphan impersination a reference to Oliver or another musical? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: Annie. As long as there is more than one major musical with an orphan (and there is) this would be TTATOT. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::But if the reason he brings up orphans is that so many musicals involve them, is THAT worth mentioning? After all, the two musicals mentioned here are very famous, so does anyone think they might have influenced the coach's idea? -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::What are the two mentioned here? I see one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Jay mentioned [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083564/ Annie].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:21, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I see it now, I must be a little sleepy. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I immediately thought of Oliver, then a moment later Annie. But maybe the reason everybody thinks of Oliver first is the cap? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Where is my Mudder, dee doo," is an obvious reference to "Where is Love" in Oliver. The song is Oliver requesting someone to care for him like his mother would have, thus, "Where is my Mudder, dee doo". --[[User:71.35.152.110|71.35.152.110]] 17:46, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Isn't the joke that Coach Z wants to be "the" orphan because he thinks that every musical has one? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:34, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==FCUSA==
Can someone edit it, and make it say that FCUSA is a reference to Free Country USA please?
i just don't have the time right now...

:FCUSA is not a reference to Free Country, USA. It is an initialism for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Might the acronym also be an allusion to the clothing retailer French Connection U.K. (which has a rather risqué acronym that they put on t-shirts and their signage)?

== nails ==

[[wikipedia:Galvanized nails|Galvanized nails]] and [[wikipedia:Vulcanized nails|Vulcanized nails]] have no articles at 'Kipedia. Neither ''Galvanised'' or ''Vulcanised'' I've put them on my watchlist so vandals beware. The population of nails have tripled in recent years. [[User:216.106.180.138|216.106.180.138]] 13:18, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:However, it does have articles on [[Wikipedia:galvanization|galvanization]] and [[Wikipedia:vulcanization|vulcanization]] (both linked to in the article, under [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations|Explanations]])... and given what it actually is, I doubt 'kipedia would reccommend vulcanized nails... they wouldn't be particularly stable... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::when you find an article on vulcanized nails, ill buy you a pizza. or a trophy. or a pizza trophy. or a pit's atrophy.{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I looked at [[Wikipedia:Deck_(building)|deck building]] and it says nothing about nails either. So much for THAT reference. HR prob isn't reading the actual wikipedia. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yay for Stephen Colbert. And by the way, Csours, Pit's a trophy in Super Smash Brothers Melee: [http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dol/images/cam/gal/gal_ms-t26.jpg check here]. And yed, in case you were wondering, I DO have too much random video game information. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 06:27, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::you get a vulcanized nail for finding that. well, as soon as [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] finds some. {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::The [[Wikipedia:Nail_(engineering)|Wikipedia article about nails]] mentions galvanized nails, citing them as "treated for resistance to corrosion and/or weather exposure", which would make them perfect for building a deck. Of course that means that either 'Kipedia is not the same thing as Wikipedia or Homestar is just talking out of his butt. Neither alternative is surprising, but it does mean that galvanized nails sound pretty legit. Also, NFITC, that link is a little misleading; It's an article about decks, not building them. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:47, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Loadinating the Websites! ==

On the Irregular Loading Screen page is says that loadinate might be a reference to burninate. How can "Loadinate" not be a reference to "Burninate"?! I think it should be moved from Trivia to Inside References, but not while the ILS page says "might be". {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deck-Building Sequence Stub ==

Can someone please add more detail to the Deck-Building-Sequence bit of the transcript? You know, the bit with all the hammers and stuff? I was gonna do it myself but so much happens and it's really hard and I'm too lazy. You know how it is. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:58, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'll do it. Hang on a mo'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::And now it's done. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You missed a few details. I added them. I was working on it while you were and had an edit conflict. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 18:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

==Apothecary==

Apothecary was last mentioned in [[2 emails]]. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: No, it wasn't. It was last mentioned in [[theme song]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: PS. That wasn't an invitation to add it to the page. Sure, it's not a common word, but it's still a WORD. Either we should make a page for it (which I can actually see, since it's been used three times in rather unusual contexts) or just leave it be. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I made a page for it, but someone wants it deleted. Go to [[Apothecary]] and tell me what you think.
:::'''Update:''' The page is not being contested at this time. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:11, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Impossible ==

I put in the real life references, originally, though someone took it out, that the floating objects at the end are Escher-like impossible objects. Any reason why this shouldn't be there? Good ol' Escher. I didn't put it in, but he was an actual "Dutch Master" instead of a "Deutsch Master."

:Uhh, why are they impossible objects? Just because you can't have floating wood? Thats hardly incongruent with the Homestar Runner universe. Stranger things have happened. I also can't place ANY resemblence between clouds surrounded with wood to MC Escher.

::I took them out because the clouds are no impossible objects. I'm quite familiar with the works of Escher and Penrose, etc. Those clouds don't even try to be impossible in that sense. Sure, the two swirly bits point in different directions, but there is no indication that they are both supposed to sit flat on that connecting beam. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:54, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:::In fact, the clouds are presumably in three dimensions, and not perfectly spheroid (there could easily be 'dents'). So, it's impossible to say whether or not the wood actually matches the contour of the clouds. And as it's physically impossible to line clouds with decking anyway, we must rite this off to cartoon physics anyhow. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Tony's pizza? ==

[[Image:Coach's Tonys.png|thumb|Coach's Tonys]]
[[Image:Tony.jpg|thumb|left|Tha actual Tony]]
I question the comparison of the Tony Award to pizza. Here's blurry photographic evidence. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:You know, the trophies do look kinda PBTC. Mabye The Cheat counterfitted those trophies.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


{{clear}}

== 'uestion about 'reviation of 'kipedia ==

Hey, am I the only one wondering whether "'kipedia" was not in fact Homestar abbreviating, but the scene cutting to him mid-word? I.e. "...-kipedia" instead of "'kipedia"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:During the sliding transition scene, Homestar's mouth is closed. So if he was getting cut in mid-word, he was taking a little bit longer than usually between the "wick" and the "kee". - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== itchy glitchy ==

once you get the lockers and can click the handle, you can still click where it was after the scene changes once
:yea, i had it on there and some1 deleted it.{{User:Csours/sig}} 23:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk:No Hands On Deck!

PolarBoy — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:47:38 GMT

PolarBoy: /* nails */

== What does "in progress" mean? ==

Folks, please note the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> template - Thunderbird is already working on the transcript, and rather than have him and everyone run into endless edit conflicts, please respect the template. K? Thanks. There are other sections we can work on. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:10, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
: Hey, only reason ''I'' messed with it was because of some [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356571&oldid=356568 sloppy edit] undoing what Thunderbird started. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Understood. I'm waiting for the notice to go down to correct the image extension from PNG to png myself. It was right at one point... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Meh. Whatever. It's not like it was pretty much my only chance to ever do an actual transcription of a visual toon. I'm sure I'll have another chance in another two years of wiking or so. Though it is darn annoying when you spend 10 minutes transcribing a toon, only to find out that one edit prior, somebody else already transcribed the same section, despite the in progress template. Maybe if I hadn't actually bothered to look for the Cardboard Marzipan precident, I would have got my revision out first. Oh well, I guess fastest transcriber wins, or something like that. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:57, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::'''Nobody''' wins when it's a contest in someone's mind. We're here to serve the HRWiki first, our pitiful little egos second, and slipshod work that has to be rewritten is less valuable to this user than a careful edit which lasts, all other things being equal. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Agreed, but I think there's some merit to combining the best elements of two edits as well if there are important differences between them. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 20:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::True, but what we were discussing was the "screw-the-other-guy" push to be the one who can transcribe the toon (presumably to brag about it on a user page). That's a little different. Observing the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> is important, wouldn't you agree? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:31, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, of course. What I meant was that if an edit conflict ends up happening, we should make the best of it. But I totally agree that the progress tag is important, and I apologize if I was confusing. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Feeding ducks through a tube ==

This is probably a reference to force-feeding geese in order to harvest their livers for foie gras. This has come under attack by animal rights activists recently.

:Yup, see [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations]]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== Added to main page? ==

lol the toon came out the morning but its not on any of the main pages but it iz in the toons menu
iz this the 1st thime that's happened? {{User:Rabb/sig}}
:It is on the main pages, all of them.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I see "New Short Toon" in a red oval... clear your cache? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:24, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== But will it play in Chicago? ==

I question the relevance of the mention of Chicago's ban on foie gras. One, this toon is not made near Chicago; while it's a story on the news all over, it's not directly relevant to Atlanta. Two, they started this days ago, and the comment fits neatly into Marzipan's character even if there was no Chicago news today. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I didn't include that bit when I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356657&oldid=356655 first wrote the fact] because I didn't know about it. Heck, I didn't even know about foie gras until I did some research on tubes and ducks. When I saw the bit about the Chicago ban was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356682&oldid=356681 added] then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356684&oldid=356682 removed] and then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356685&oldid=356684 re-added], I beefed it up a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356693&oldid=356686 teesy bit], but I can probably take it or leave it. What do others think? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:50, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Just to clarify - the tube bit is clearly a reference to foie gras and the controversy. It's just the specific tie-in to today's news from Chicago that seems a stretch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I support this fact. TBC said in interviews that what they like most about doing cartoons on the internet, is that they can change stuff in the last minute. Maybe Marzi used to say something else, and was changed in light of the Chicago thing. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I like it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 19:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::There was an article in our paper about the impending ban three weeks ago, so they could easily have heard about it by toonmaking time. If not a reference, I'd bet it's at least inspired by the ban.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
::::::The Chicago story was on the front page of cnn.com this morning (possibly earlier too). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== I'm not Rapaport ==

I swear, they do this because we debate this stuff. Remember the "Mr. Chechov" controversy? Well, here we are again.

Now that we have an egg showing the spelling of "Rappaport", is it a reference to Michael Rapaport at all, or just the play? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I'm still not convinced it's a reference to either of them - it seems too vague to be a reference to that play, and it can't be the actor because of the spelling. I'm on the fence (or maybe on the deck?) about it. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Prescription ==

Strong Sad could have been talking about a contact lens prescription.

:No, He meant his medication. He thought that he was just seeing this (not with his eyes, that is). Also, you don't wear contacts in bed.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::And in case you needed anything more, it was established in [[funny]] that Strong Sad takes some kind of medication and that it can have some pretty powerful effects judging by his reaction to Strong Bad's behavior. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== handbill image ==
i uploaded an image of the hand bill, but i do not know how to put it on the page or where, or know what the protocol is for adding images, ie what type do we typically add/leave off. anyway, could someone discuss this for me? here is the image:
[[Image:Deckhandbill.png]]{{User:Csours/sig}} 21:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:Add'd. See if you can figure out where? --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
::got it {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:04, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==Bubs Likes to Dance, Right?==
When is the last time we have seen him dance?" [[User:Catman87|Catman87]]
:The moves we see are from [[Dancing Bubs]], which is already noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::If I'm not mistaken, he was last seen dancing in [[disconnected]], but it's not fun fact worthy, as he didn't say anything in the toon about not dancing in a while like Homestar did about melonade. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deckeman or Duckie-man? ==

Deckeman sounds like the name the prince of town (flashback) gave Homestar which is Duckie-man or however you spell it. Should it be noted or am I thinking about this too much? {{User:Steve/sig}} 00:56, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's nickname in [[flashback]] was Duckshirt, not Duckieman. So no, I don't think it's a reference. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 02:33, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::The POT does say, "and the duckie-man is the winner!" But I still think this is a stretch because they don't sound ''that'' similar. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:It says "Deckeman" because that's how Homestar spells it earlier in the toon. -[[User:154.35.47.59|154.35.47.59]] 06:23, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Second Homestar? ==

OK, so the first time Homestar runs away from Cardboardzipan, is that a second Homestar under the table, saying "I've got to find me a new girlfriend?" Or, did he run...in a rather odd direction?

:The second - this happens all the time; see [[Summer Short Shorts]] for an example of Strong Bad doing it. While we're here, the second possible "twin" Homestar sighting was in the stylized "hammer and saw" montage. I really can't see how that'd count, though. It's a montage, these things happen. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::These two instances aren't nearly so identical as you claim, Qermaq, though it's an instructive comparison. In [[Summer Short Shorts]] the "second" Strongbad breaks the third wall in the manner of a voice-over narrator of a documentary talking about footage in which he appears. So in that case, he's not really a "second" Strongbad but the same Strongbad speaking at a later date in the manner of an aside or DVD commentary. In No Hands On Deck!, the "second" Homestar appears in the same temporal sequence so he can make faux-Marzipan move in the manner of any puppeteer or ventriloquist. In this case, as with Strongbad in Summer Short Shorts, there isn't really a second Homestar. And in both cases the unexpected appearence of the same character has the effect of calling attention to the artificiality of what we're watching: a show, put on (often ineptly) for our entertainment, and not simply events in an alternate universe. So there is a meaningful similarity. But the effect is accomplished differently: as a reference to puppetry/ventriloquism, rather than a reference to documentaries/DVD commentary. [[User:Henebry|Henebry]] 12:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Um, wrong toon. You are pretty clearly referring to [[keep cool]]. I think Qermaq is referring to the first short in [[Summer Short Shorts]], where Strong Bad dashes across the room suddenly while encouraging The Cheat to eat "ONE MORE!" French fry. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 13:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: (Edit conflict) Are you getting confused with [[keep cool]]? The [[Summer Short Shorts]] appearance is, I think, the "Did you hear the latest news?" line. I think Homestar annoying Strong Bad in [[Bug in Mouth Disease ]] is a better example, or getting the powdered herbs and spices in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]... In both, Homestar leaves in one direction and immediately enters from another. It's just, as DorianGray said, [[Wikipedia:cartoon physics|cartoon physics]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I had always assumed it was the same Homestar, just moving around "behind the black" incredibly fast. Let's not forget how he zapped around from place to place in [[long pants]] either. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Incase anyone's wondering, if u squeeze the window really narrow you can see behind the black frame and see that its just Homestar's head and it doesnt even move while he talks. Clearly that is not a twin of Homestar
::::::In case the poster above checks this again: Things "behind the black" don't really count as "reality" within a cartoon; if they did we'd have people missing arms or legs 'n' stuff all the time. And by the way, a much easier way to check it out is with a [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash decompiler]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::An even easier way is to install [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|this Greasemonkey script]] and turn on the "show outside the frame" option... but no, it makes sense it's just Homestar's non-talking head... why bother to animate it it virtually noone (and noone who watches it properly) will see? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::"turn on the "show outside the frame" option" - can you direct me to a help file on how to do that? I see pause, back and forth, in and out, and that's it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yes, Qermaq, there's a painfully obvious icon in the upper left. NERD!!! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:Of course, it could be this guy:[[Image:mustachioedHR.png]], first featured in [[Senorial Day]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:29, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sitting girl thing. ==
What do you hear? Homestar's speech was never the crispest dialogue, but I hear '''sitting'''. It's been changed back and forth more than once today. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:51, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's mouth movements accomodate two syllables. A very clear "sitting." This one's not even close. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::Frame 79-80 Look
::Frame 82-83 girl
::Frame 85 thing
::Frame 87 a
::Frame 89-91 cross
::Frame 93 from
::Frame 95-97 me

::Where is there an extra mouth movement? Visual seems to be the right syllable count. We need to rely on audio here. When I play from frame 85, I can hear "ing", but not from frame 86. So 85 and 87 cannot possibly be "sit" and "ting".

::And while last night "thing" sounded exactly right, I can this morning hear why "sitting" seems right ar well. This reminds me of all the times we've had "s"s turn up when they shouldn't - Flash audio seems to add a degree of sibilance to the sound, resulting in a very lisp-like rendition of what was said. Thing is, this is one of those things that's never going to be obvious, no matter how "not even close" one person declares it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:16, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::try this [[Image:Gewlthing.ogg]]. its girl thing... {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::i looked in that same thing and i heard an "s". i am pretty sure it is girl sitting across from me. [[User:Jhonka|Jhonka]]
:::::I hear '''thing'''. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sitting. Absolutely. {{User:Salty/sig}} 17:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Agree. I distinctly hear two syllables. Thus, sitting. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Sitting. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I hear "sitting". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::for future debates, would it be a appropriate to link the transcript to this kind of discussion? also you ppl are all wrong. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC) well except for qermaq and cool.
:::::::::::I heard "sitting", mainly because the /i/ sound seemed to have a stop in the middle - but pulling out the sound with a decompiler and isolating the word in Audacity, I see it's only one syllable long, and listening to it on its own sounds much more like "thing". So I vote for "thing". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I hear "sitting" (admittedly with a lisp). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::hears some more ear candy for all you'se guys. also, how do i list this better? since its not an image. btw its from cool things. where homestar actually does say sitting. to compare/contrast. [[Image:Sittingoncoolthings.ogg]] {{User:Csours/sig}} 06:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::At first I heard "thing," but after going back and listening several times, I can hear both. I think "thing" is funnier but "sitting" makes more sense. Sounds like it would make a good qotw to me, though. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 06:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Look at [[:Image:Gewlthing.png]], a breakdown of the speech, to complement my original post above. "Sitting" would be normally be pronounced /sɪtɪŋ/ ([[Wikipedia:IPA chart for English|IPA]]), or, with Homestar's speech impediment, /sɪ.ɪŋ/, with just a stop between the /ɪ/s. There is no stop in the word, it's just /sɪŋ/, or /θɪŋ/, as Qermaq mentioned, /θ/ can mutate into /s/ under heavy MP3 compression. So, it's either "thing" or "sing", but not "sitting". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::I agree with all that technical business, having done my own research and achieved similar results. When I listen to the word in the context of the toon itself, however, I ''still'' always hear "sitting". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 11:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Could it be that they skipped a syllable of mouth movements because the words are slurred together? I'm thinking it's possible that sit'''ting a'''cross could have one jaw drop. After all, that's what ''we'' do when we speak that phrase. So if that is true, then "sitting" could very well be technically accounted for. Also, what audio medium are you guys using? Speakers or a headset? A headset is without argument the better way to listen to it. On this computer, I have speakers, and it's hard to tell what he's saying, but my headsets in a quiet room downstars give me an easier time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
I've refused to take a position yet because I don't have the time at the moment to give it a fair trial. If someone else weighed in after two minutes of effort, I'd take their opinion with a grain of salt too. But for what it's worth, my cursory listening sounds like two syllables—specifically I hear two vowel sounds, a short and a long "i". —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==I Can Be the Orphan==

Is Coach Z's orphan impersination a reference to Oliver or another musical? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: Annie. As long as there is more than one major musical with an orphan (and there is) this would be TTATOT. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::But if the reason he brings up orphans is that so many musicals involve them, is THAT worth mentioning? After all, the two musicals mentioned here are very famous, so does anyone think they might have influenced the coach's idea? -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::What are the two mentioned here? I see one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Jay mentioned [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083564/ Annie].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:21, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I see it now, I must be a little sleepy. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I immediately thought of Oliver, then a moment later Annie. But maybe the reason everybody thinks of Oliver first is the cap? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Where is my Mudder, dee doo," is an obvious reference to "Where is Love" in Oliver. The song is Oliver requesting someone to care for him like his mother would have, thus, "Where is my Mudder, dee doo". --[[User:71.35.152.110|71.35.152.110]] 17:46, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Isn't the joke that Coach Z wants to be "the" orphan because he thinks that every musical has one? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:34, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==FCUSA==
Can someone edit it, and make it say that FCUSA is a reference to Free Country USA please?
i just don't have the time right now...

:FCUSA is not a reference to Free Country, USA. It is an initialism for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Might the acronym also be an allusion to the clothing retailer French Connection U.K. (which has a rather risqué acronym that they put on t-shirts and their signage)?

== nails ==

[[wikipedia:Galvanized nails|Galvanized nails]] and [[wikipedia:Vulcanized nails|Vulcanized nails]] have no articles at 'Kipedia. Neither ''Galvanised'' or ''Vulcanised'' I've put them on my watchlist so vandals beware. The population of nails have tripled in recent years. [[User:216.106.180.138|216.106.180.138]] 13:18, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:However, it does have articles on [[Wikipedia:galvanization|galvanization]] and [[Wikipedia:vulcanization|vulcanization]] (both linked to in the article, under [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations|Explanations]])... and given what it actually is, I doubt 'kipedia would reccommend vulcanized nails... they wouldn't be particularly stable... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::when you find an article on vulcanized nails, ill buy you a pizza. or a trophy. or a pizza trophy. or a pit's atrophy.{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I looked at [[Wikipedia:Deck_(building)|deck building]] and it says nothing about nails either. So much for THAT reference. HR prob isn't reading the actual wikipedia. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yay for Stephen Colbert. And by the way, Csours, Pit's a trophy in Super Smash Brothers Melee: [http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dol/images/cam/gal/gal_ms-t26.jpg check here]. And yed, in case you were wondering, I DO have too much random video game information. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 06:27, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::you get a vulcanized nail for finding that. well, as soon as [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] finds some. {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::The [[Wikipedia:Nail_(engineering)|Wikipedia article about nails]] mentions galvanized nails, citing them as "treated for resistance to corrosion and/or weather exposure", which would make them perfect for building a deck. Of course that means that either 'Kipedia is not the same thing as Wikipedia or Homestar is just talking out of his butt. Neither alternative is surprising, but it does mean that galvanized nails sound pretty legit. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:47, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Loadinating the Websites! ==

On the Irregular Loading Screen page is says that loadinate might be a reference to burninate. How can "Loadinate" not be a reference to "Burninate"?! I think it should be moved from Trivia to Inside References, but not while the ILS page says "might be". {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deck-Building Sequence Stub ==

Can someone please add more detail to the Deck-Building-Sequence bit of the transcript? You know, the bit with all the hammers and stuff? I was gonna do it myself but so much happens and it's really hard and I'm too lazy. You know how it is. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:58, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'll do it. Hang on a mo'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::And now it's done. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You missed a few details. I added them. I was working on it while you were and had an edit conflict. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 18:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

==Apothecary==

Apothecary was last mentioned in [[2 emails]]. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: No, it wasn't. It was last mentioned in [[theme song]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: PS. That wasn't an invitation to add it to the page. Sure, it's not a common word, but it's still a WORD. Either we should make a page for it (which I can actually see, since it's been used three times in rather unusual contexts) or just leave it be. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I made a page for it, but someone wants it deleted. Go to [[Apothecary]] and tell me what you think.
:::'''Update:''' The page is not being contested at this time. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:11, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Impossible ==

I put in the real life references, originally, though someone took it out, that the floating objects at the end are Escher-like impossible objects. Any reason why this shouldn't be there? Good ol' Escher. I didn't put it in, but he was an actual "Dutch Master" instead of a "Deutsch Master."

:Uhh, why are they impossible objects? Just because you can't have floating wood? Thats hardly incongruent with the Homestar Runner universe. Stranger things have happened. I also can't place ANY resemblence between clouds surrounded with wood to MC Escher.

::I took them out because the clouds are no impossible objects. I'm quite familiar with the works of Escher and Penrose, etc. Those clouds don't even try to be impossible in that sense. Sure, the two swirly bits point in different directions, but there is no indication that they are both supposed to sit flat on that connecting beam. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:54, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:::In fact, the clouds are presumably in three dimensions, and not perfectly spheroid (there could easily be 'dents'). So, it's impossible to say whether or not the wood actually matches the contour of the clouds. And as it's physically impossible to line clouds with decking anyway, we must rite this off to cartoon physics anyhow. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Tony's pizza? ==

[[Image:Coach's Tonys.png|thumb|Coach's Tonys]]
[[Image:Tony.jpg|thumb|left|Tha actual Tony]]
I question the comparison of the Tony Award to pizza. Here's blurry photographic evidence. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:You know, the trophies do look kinda PBTC. Mabye The Cheat counterfitted those trophies.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


{{clear}}

== 'uestion about 'reviation of 'kipedia ==

Hey, am I the only one wondering whether "'kipedia" was not in fact Homestar abbreviating, but the scene cutting to him mid-word? I.e. "...-kipedia" instead of "'kipedia"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:During the sliding transition scene, Homestar's mouth is closed. So if he was getting cut in mid-word, he was taking a little bit longer than usually between the "wick" and the "kee". - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== itchy glitchy ==

once you get the lockers and can click the handle, you can still click where it was after the scene changes once
:yea, i had it on there and some1 deleted it.{{User:Csours/sig}} 23:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk:No Hands On Deck!

PolarBoy — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:34:03 GMT

PolarBoy: /* I Can Be the Orphan */

== What does "in progress" mean? ==

Folks, please note the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> template - Thunderbird is already working on the transcript, and rather than have him and everyone run into endless edit conflicts, please respect the template. K? Thanks. There are other sections we can work on. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:10, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
: Hey, only reason ''I'' messed with it was because of some [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356571&oldid=356568 sloppy edit] undoing what Thunderbird started. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Understood. I'm waiting for the notice to go down to correct the image extension from PNG to png myself. It was right at one point... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Meh. Whatever. It's not like it was pretty much my only chance to ever do an actual transcription of a visual toon. I'm sure I'll have another chance in another two years of wiking or so. Though it is darn annoying when you spend 10 minutes transcribing a toon, only to find out that one edit prior, somebody else already transcribed the same section, despite the in progress template. Maybe if I hadn't actually bothered to look for the Cardboard Marzipan precident, I would have got my revision out first. Oh well, I guess fastest transcriber wins, or something like that. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:57, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::'''Nobody''' wins when it's a contest in someone's mind. We're here to serve the HRWiki first, our pitiful little egos second, and slipshod work that has to be rewritten is less valuable to this user than a careful edit which lasts, all other things being equal. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Agreed, but I think there's some merit to combining the best elements of two edits as well if there are important differences between them. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 20:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::True, but what we were discussing was the "screw-the-other-guy" push to be the one who can transcribe the toon (presumably to brag about it on a user page). That's a little different. Observing the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> is important, wouldn't you agree? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:31, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, of course. What I meant was that if an edit conflict ends up happening, we should make the best of it. But I totally agree that the progress tag is important, and I apologize if I was confusing. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Feeding ducks through a tube ==

This is probably a reference to force-feeding geese in order to harvest their livers for foie gras. This has come under attack by animal rights activists recently.

:Yup, see [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations]]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== Added to main page? ==

lol the toon came out the morning but its not on any of the main pages but it iz in the toons menu
iz this the 1st thime that's happened? {{User:Rabb/sig}}
:It is on the main pages, all of them.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I see "New Short Toon" in a red oval... clear your cache? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:24, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== But will it play in Chicago? ==

I question the relevance of the mention of Chicago's ban on foie gras. One, this toon is not made near Chicago; while it's a story on the news all over, it's not directly relevant to Atlanta. Two, they started this days ago, and the comment fits neatly into Marzipan's character even if there was no Chicago news today. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I didn't include that bit when I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356657&oldid=356655 first wrote the fact] because I didn't know about it. Heck, I didn't even know about foie gras until I did some research on tubes and ducks. When I saw the bit about the Chicago ban was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356682&oldid=356681 added] then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356684&oldid=356682 removed] and then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356685&oldid=356684 re-added], I beefed it up a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356693&oldid=356686 teesy bit], but I can probably take it or leave it. What do others think? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:50, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Just to clarify - the tube bit is clearly a reference to foie gras and the controversy. It's just the specific tie-in to today's news from Chicago that seems a stretch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I support this fact. TBC said in interviews that what they like most about doing cartoons on the internet, is that they can change stuff in the last minute. Maybe Marzi used to say something else, and was changed in light of the Chicago thing. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I like it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 19:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::There was an article in our paper about the impending ban three weeks ago, so they could easily have heard about it by toonmaking time. If not a reference, I'd bet it's at least inspired by the ban.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
::::::The Chicago story was on the front page of cnn.com this morning (possibly earlier too). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== I'm not Rapaport ==

I swear, they do this because we debate this stuff. Remember the "Mr. Chechov" controversy? Well, here we are again.

Now that we have an egg showing the spelling of "Rappaport", is it a reference to Michael Rapaport at all, or just the play? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I'm still not convinced it's a reference to either of them - it seems too vague to be a reference to that play, and it can't be the actor because of the spelling. I'm on the fence (or maybe on the deck?) about it. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Prescription ==

Strong Sad could have been talking about a contact lens prescription.

:No, He meant his medication. He thought that he was just seeing this (not with his eyes, that is). Also, you don't wear contacts in bed.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::And in case you needed anything more, it was established in [[funny]] that Strong Sad takes some kind of medication and that it can have some pretty powerful effects judging by his reaction to Strong Bad's behavior. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== handbill image ==
i uploaded an image of the hand bill, but i do not know how to put it on the page or where, or know what the protocol is for adding images, ie what type do we typically add/leave off. anyway, could someone discuss this for me? here is the image:
[[Image:Deckhandbill.png]]{{User:Csours/sig}} 21:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:Add'd. See if you can figure out where? --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
::got it {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:04, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==Bubs Likes to Dance, Right?==
When is the last time we have seen him dance?" [[User:Catman87|Catman87]]
:The moves we see are from [[Dancing Bubs]], which is already noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::If I'm not mistaken, he was last seen dancing in [[disconnected]], but it's not fun fact worthy, as he didn't say anything in the toon about not dancing in a while like Homestar did about melonade. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deckeman or Duckie-man? ==

Deckeman sounds like the name the prince of town (flashback) gave Homestar which is Duckie-man or however you spell it. Should it be noted or am I thinking about this too much? {{User:Steve/sig}} 00:56, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's nickname in [[flashback]] was Duckshirt, not Duckieman. So no, I don't think it's a reference. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 02:33, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::The POT does say, "and the duckie-man is the winner!" But I still think this is a stretch because they don't sound ''that'' similar. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:It says "Deckeman" because that's how Homestar spells it earlier in the toon. -[[User:154.35.47.59|154.35.47.59]] 06:23, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Second Homestar? ==

OK, so the first time Homestar runs away from Cardboardzipan, is that a second Homestar under the table, saying "I've got to find me a new girlfriend?" Or, did he run...in a rather odd direction?

:The second - this happens all the time; see [[Summer Short Shorts]] for an example of Strong Bad doing it. While we're here, the second possible "twin" Homestar sighting was in the stylized "hammer and saw" montage. I really can't see how that'd count, though. It's a montage, these things happen. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::These two instances aren't nearly so identical as you claim, Qermaq, though it's an instructive comparison. In [[Summer Short Shorts]] the "second" Strongbad breaks the third wall in the manner of a voice-over narrator of a documentary talking about footage in which he appears. So in that case, he's not really a "second" Strongbad but the same Strongbad speaking at a later date in the manner of an aside or DVD commentary. In No Hands On Deck!, the "second" Homestar appears in the same temporal sequence so he can make faux-Marzipan move in the manner of any puppeteer or ventriloquist. In this case, as with Strongbad in Summer Short Shorts, there isn't really a second Homestar. And in both cases the unexpected appearence of the same character has the effect of calling attention to the artificiality of what we're watching: a show, put on (often ineptly) for our entertainment, and not simply events in an alternate universe. So there is a meaningful similarity. But the effect is accomplished differently: as a reference to puppetry/ventriloquism, rather than a reference to documentaries/DVD commentary. [[User:Henebry|Henebry]] 12:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Um, wrong toon. You are pretty clearly referring to [[keep cool]]. I think Qermaq is referring to the first short in [[Summer Short Shorts]], where Strong Bad dashes across the room suddenly while encouraging The Cheat to eat "ONE MORE!" French fry. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 13:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: (Edit conflict) Are you getting confused with [[keep cool]]? The [[Summer Short Shorts]] appearance is, I think, the "Did you hear the latest news?" line. I think Homestar annoying Strong Bad in [[Bug in Mouth Disease ]] is a better example, or getting the powdered herbs and spices in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]... In both, Homestar leaves in one direction and immediately enters from another. It's just, as DorianGray said, [[Wikipedia:cartoon physics|cartoon physics]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I had always assumed it was the same Homestar, just moving around "behind the black" incredibly fast. Let's not forget how he zapped around from place to place in [[long pants]] either. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Incase anyone's wondering, if u squeeze the window really narrow you can see behind the black frame and see that its just Homestar's head and it doesnt even move while he talks. Clearly that is not a twin of Homestar
::::::In case the poster above checks this again: Things "behind the black" don't really count as "reality" within a cartoon; if they did we'd have people missing arms or legs 'n' stuff all the time. And by the way, a much easier way to check it out is with a [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash decompiler]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::An even easier way is to install [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|this Greasemonkey script]] and turn on the "show outside the frame" option... but no, it makes sense it's just Homestar's non-talking head... why bother to animate it it virtually noone (and noone who watches it properly) will see? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::"turn on the "show outside the frame" option" - can you direct me to a help file on how to do that? I see pause, back and forth, in and out, and that's it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yes, Qermaq, there's a painfully obvious icon in the upper left. NERD!!! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:Of course, it could be this guy:[[Image:mustachioedHR.png]], first featured in [[Senorial Day]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:29, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sitting girl thing. ==
What do you hear? Homestar's speech was never the crispest dialogue, but I hear '''sitting'''. It's been changed back and forth more than once today. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:51, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's mouth movements accomodate two syllables. A very clear "sitting." This one's not even close. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::Frame 79-80 Look
::Frame 82-83 girl
::Frame 85 thing
::Frame 87 a
::Frame 89-91 cross
::Frame 93 from
::Frame 95-97 me

::Where is there an extra mouth movement? Visual seems to be the right syllable count. We need to rely on audio here. When I play from frame 85, I can hear "ing", but not from frame 86. So 85 and 87 cannot possibly be "sit" and "ting".

::And while last night "thing" sounded exactly right, I can this morning hear why "sitting" seems right ar well. This reminds me of all the times we've had "s"s turn up when they shouldn't - Flash audio seems to add a degree of sibilance to the sound, resulting in a very lisp-like rendition of what was said. Thing is, this is one of those things that's never going to be obvious, no matter how "not even close" one person declares it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:16, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::try this [[Image:Gewlthing.ogg]]. its girl thing... {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::i looked in that same thing and i heard an "s". i am pretty sure it is girl sitting across from me. [[User:Jhonka|Jhonka]]
:::::I hear '''thing'''. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sitting. Absolutely. {{User:Salty/sig}} 17:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Agree. I distinctly hear two syllables. Thus, sitting. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Sitting. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I hear "sitting". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::for future debates, would it be a appropriate to link the transcript to this kind of discussion? also you ppl are all wrong. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC) well except for qermaq and cool.
:::::::::::I heard "sitting", mainly because the /i/ sound seemed to have a stop in the middle - but pulling out the sound with a decompiler and isolating the word in Audacity, I see it's only one syllable long, and listening to it on its own sounds much more like "thing". So I vote for "thing". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I hear "sitting" (admittedly with a lisp). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::hears some more ear candy for all you'se guys. also, how do i list this better? since its not an image. btw its from cool things. where homestar actually does say sitting. to compare/contrast. [[Image:Sittingoncoolthings.ogg]] {{User:Csours/sig}} 06:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::At first I heard "thing," but after going back and listening several times, I can hear both. I think "thing" is funnier but "sitting" makes more sense. Sounds like it would make a good qotw to me, though. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 06:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Look at [[:Image:Gewlthing.png]], a breakdown of the speech, to complement my original post above. "Sitting" would be normally be pronounced /sɪtɪŋ/ ([[Wikipedia:IPA chart for English|IPA]]), or, with Homestar's speech impediment, /sɪ.ɪŋ/, with just a stop between the /ɪ/s. There is no stop in the word, it's just /sɪŋ/, or /θɪŋ/, as Qermaq mentioned, /θ/ can mutate into /s/ under heavy MP3 compression. So, it's either "thing" or "sing", but not "sitting". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::I agree with all that technical business, having done my own research and achieved similar results. When I listen to the word in the context of the toon itself, however, I ''still'' always hear "sitting". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 11:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Could it be that they skipped a syllable of mouth movements because the words are slurred together? I'm thinking it's possible that sit'''ting a'''cross could have one jaw drop. After all, that's what ''we'' do when we speak that phrase. So if that is true, then "sitting" could very well be technically accounted for. Also, what audio medium are you guys using? Speakers or a headset? A headset is without argument the better way to listen to it. On this computer, I have speakers, and it's hard to tell what he's saying, but my headsets in a quiet room downstars give me an easier time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
I've refused to take a position yet because I don't have the time at the moment to give it a fair trial. If someone else weighed in after two minutes of effort, I'd take their opinion with a grain of salt too. But for what it's worth, my cursory listening sounds like two syllables—specifically I hear two vowel sounds, a short and a long "i". —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==I Can Be the Orphan==

Is Coach Z's orphan impersination a reference to Oliver or another musical? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: Annie. As long as there is more than one major musical with an orphan (and there is) this would be TTATOT. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::But if the reason he brings up orphans is that so many musicals involve them, is THAT worth mentioning? After all, the two musicals mentioned here are very famous, so does anyone think they might have influenced the coach's idea? -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::What are the two mentioned here? I see one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Jay mentioned [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083564/ Annie].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:21, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I see it now, I must be a little sleepy. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I immediately thought of Oliver, then a moment later Annie. But maybe the reason everybody thinks of Oliver first is the cap? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Where is my Mudder, dee doo," is an obvious reference to "Where is Love" in Oliver. The song is Oliver requesting someone to care for him like his mother would have, thus, "Where is my Mudder, dee doo". --[[User:71.35.152.110|71.35.152.110]] 17:46, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Isn't the joke that Coach Z wants to be "the" orphan because he thinks that every musical has one? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:34, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==FCUSA==
Can someone edit it, and make it say that FCUSA is a reference to Free Country USA please?
i just don't have the time right now...

:FCUSA is not a reference to Free Country, USA. It is an initialism for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Might the acronym also be an allusion to the clothing retailer French Connection U.K. (which has a rather risqué acronym that they put on t-shirts and their signage)?

== nails ==

[[wikipedia:Galvanized nails|Galvanized nails]] and [[wikipedia:Vulcanized nails|Vulcanized nails]] have no articles at 'Kipedia. Neither ''Galvanised'' or ''Vulcanised'' I've put them on my watchlist so vandals beware. The population of nails have tripled in recent years. [[User:216.106.180.138|216.106.180.138]] 13:18, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:However, it does have articles on [[Wikipedia:galvanization|galvanization]] and [[Wikipedia:vulcanization|vulcanization]] (both linked to in the article, under [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations|Explanations]])... and given what it actually is, I doubt 'kipedia would reccommend vulcanized nails... they wouldn't be particularly stable... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::when you find an article on vulcanized nails, ill buy you a pizza. or a trophy. or a pizza trophy. or a pit's atrophy.{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I looked at [[Wikipedia:Deck_(building)|deck building]] and it says nothing about nails either. So much for THAT reference. HR prob isn't reading the actual wikipedia. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yay for Stephen Colbert. And by the way, Csours, Pit's a trophy in Super Smash Brothers Melee: [http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dol/images/cam/gal/gal_ms-t26.jpg check here]. And yed, in case you were wondering, I DO have too much random video game information. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 06:27, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::you get a vulcanized nail for finding that. well, as soon as [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] finds some. {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Loadinating the Websites! ==

On the Irregular Loading Screen page is says that loadinate might be a reference to burninate. How can "Loadinate" not be a reference to "Burninate"?! I think it should be moved from Trivia to Inside References, but not while the ILS page says "might be". {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deck-Building Sequence Stub ==

Can someone please add more detail to the Deck-Building-Sequence bit of the transcript? You know, the bit with all the hammers and stuff? I was gonna do it myself but so much happens and it's really hard and I'm too lazy. You know how it is. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:58, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'll do it. Hang on a mo'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::And now it's done. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You missed a few details. I added them. I was working on it while you were and had an edit conflict. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 18:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

==Apothecary==

Apothecary was last mentioned in [[2 emails]]. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: No, it wasn't. It was last mentioned in [[theme song]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: PS. That wasn't an invitation to add it to the page. Sure, it's not a common word, but it's still a WORD. Either we should make a page for it (which I can actually see, since it's been used three times in rather unusual contexts) or just leave it be. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I made a page for it, but someone wants it deleted. Go to [[Apothecary]] and tell me what you think.
:::'''Update:''' The page is not being contested at this time. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:11, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Impossible ==

I put in the real life references, originally, though someone took it out, that the floating objects at the end are Escher-like impossible objects. Any reason why this shouldn't be there? Good ol' Escher. I didn't put it in, but he was an actual "Dutch Master" instead of a "Deutsch Master."

:Uhh, why are they impossible objects? Just because you can't have floating wood? Thats hardly incongruent with the Homestar Runner universe. Stranger things have happened. I also can't place ANY resemblence between clouds surrounded with wood to MC Escher.

::I took them out because the clouds are no impossible objects. I'm quite familiar with the works of Escher and Penrose, etc. Those clouds don't even try to be impossible in that sense. Sure, the two swirly bits point in different directions, but there is no indication that they are both supposed to sit flat on that connecting beam. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:54, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:::In fact, the clouds are presumably in three dimensions, and not perfectly spheroid (there could easily be 'dents'). So, it's impossible to say whether or not the wood actually matches the contour of the clouds. And as it's physically impossible to line clouds with decking anyway, we must rite this off to cartoon physics anyhow. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Tony's pizza? ==

[[Image:Coach's Tonys.png|thumb|Coach's Tonys]]
[[Image:Tony.jpg|thumb|left|Tha actual Tony]]
I question the comparison of the Tony Award to pizza. Here's blurry photographic evidence. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:You know, the trophies do look kinda PBTC. Mabye The Cheat counterfitted those trophies.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


{{clear}}

== 'uestion about 'reviation of 'kipedia ==

Hey, am I the only one wondering whether "'kipedia" was not in fact Homestar abbreviating, but the scene cutting to him mid-word? I.e. "...-kipedia" instead of "'kipedia"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:During the sliding transition scene, Homestar's mouth is closed. So if he was getting cut in mid-word, he was taking a little bit longer than usually between the "wick" and the "kee". - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== itchy glitchy ==

once you get the lockers and can click the handle, you can still click where it was after the scene changes once
:yea, i had it on there and some1 deleted it.{{User:Csours/sig}} 23:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk:No Hands On Deck!

PolarBoy — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:26:22 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Prescription */

== What does "in progress" mean? ==

Folks, please note the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> template - Thunderbird is already working on the transcript, and rather than have him and everyone run into endless edit conflicts, please respect the template. K? Thanks. There are other sections we can work on. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:10, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
: Hey, only reason ''I'' messed with it was because of some [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356571&oldid=356568 sloppy edit] undoing what Thunderbird started. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Understood. I'm waiting for the notice to go down to correct the image extension from PNG to png myself. It was right at one point... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Meh. Whatever. It's not like it was pretty much my only chance to ever do an actual transcription of a visual toon. I'm sure I'll have another chance in another two years of wiking or so. Though it is darn annoying when you spend 10 minutes transcribing a toon, only to find out that one edit prior, somebody else already transcribed the same section, despite the in progress template. Maybe if I hadn't actually bothered to look for the Cardboard Marzipan precident, I would have got my revision out first. Oh well, I guess fastest transcriber wins, or something like that. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:57, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::'''Nobody''' wins when it's a contest in someone's mind. We're here to serve the HRWiki first, our pitiful little egos second, and slipshod work that has to be rewritten is less valuable to this user than a careful edit which lasts, all other things being equal. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Agreed, but I think there's some merit to combining the best elements of two edits as well if there are important differences between them. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 20:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::True, but what we were discussing was the "screw-the-other-guy" push to be the one who can transcribe the toon (presumably to brag about it on a user page). That's a little different. Observing the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> is important, wouldn't you agree? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:31, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, of course. What I meant was that if an edit conflict ends up happening, we should make the best of it. But I totally agree that the progress tag is important, and I apologize if I was confusing. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Feeding ducks through a tube ==

This is probably a reference to force-feeding geese in order to harvest their livers for foie gras. This has come under attack by animal rights activists recently.

:Yup, see [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations]]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== Added to main page? ==

lol the toon came out the morning but its not on any of the main pages but it iz in the toons menu
iz this the 1st thime that's happened? {{User:Rabb/sig}}
:It is on the main pages, all of them.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I see "New Short Toon" in a red oval... clear your cache? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:24, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== But will it play in Chicago? ==

I question the relevance of the mention of Chicago's ban on foie gras. One, this toon is not made near Chicago; while it's a story on the news all over, it's not directly relevant to Atlanta. Two, they started this days ago, and the comment fits neatly into Marzipan's character even if there was no Chicago news today. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I didn't include that bit when I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356657&oldid=356655 first wrote the fact] because I didn't know about it. Heck, I didn't even know about foie gras until I did some research on tubes and ducks. When I saw the bit about the Chicago ban was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356682&oldid=356681 added] then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356684&oldid=356682 removed] and then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356685&oldid=356684 re-added], I beefed it up a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356693&oldid=356686 teesy bit], but I can probably take it or leave it. What do others think? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:50, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Just to clarify - the tube bit is clearly a reference to foie gras and the controversy. It's just the specific tie-in to today's news from Chicago that seems a stretch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I support this fact. TBC said in interviews that what they like most about doing cartoons on the internet, is that they can change stuff in the last minute. Maybe Marzi used to say something else, and was changed in light of the Chicago thing. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I like it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 19:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::There was an article in our paper about the impending ban three weeks ago, so they could easily have heard about it by toonmaking time. If not a reference, I'd bet it's at least inspired by the ban.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
::::::The Chicago story was on the front page of cnn.com this morning (possibly earlier too). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== I'm not Rapaport ==

I swear, they do this because we debate this stuff. Remember the "Mr. Chechov" controversy? Well, here we are again.

Now that we have an egg showing the spelling of "Rappaport", is it a reference to Michael Rapaport at all, or just the play? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I'm still not convinced it's a reference to either of them - it seems too vague to be a reference to that play, and it can't be the actor because of the spelling. I'm on the fence (or maybe on the deck?) about it. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Prescription ==

Strong Sad could have been talking about a contact lens prescription.

:No, He meant his medication. He thought that he was just seeing this (not with his eyes, that is). Also, you don't wear contacts in bed.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::And in case you needed anything more, it was established in [[funny]] that Strong Sad takes some kind of medication and that it can have some pretty powerful effects judging by his reaction to Strong Bad's behavior. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 23:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== handbill image ==
i uploaded an image of the hand bill, but i do not know how to put it on the page or where, or know what the protocol is for adding images, ie what type do we typically add/leave off. anyway, could someone discuss this for me? here is the image:
[[Image:Deckhandbill.png]]{{User:Csours/sig}} 21:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:Add'd. See if you can figure out where? --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
::got it {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:04, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==Bubs Likes to Dance, Right?==
When is the last time we have seen him dance?" [[User:Catman87|Catman87]]
:The moves we see are from [[Dancing Bubs]], which is already noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::If I'm not mistaken, he was last seen dancing in [[disconnected]], but it's not fun fact worthy, as he didn't say anything in the toon about not dancing in a while like Homestar did about melonade. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deckeman or Duckie-man? ==

Deckeman sounds like the name the prince of town (flashback) gave Homestar which is Duckie-man or however you spell it. Should it be noted or am I thinking about this too much? {{User:Steve/sig}} 00:56, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's nickname in [[flashback]] was Duckshirt, not Duckieman. So no, I don't think it's a reference. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 02:33, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::The POT does say, "and the duckie-man is the winner!" But I still think this is a stretch because they don't sound ''that'' similar. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:It says "Deckeman" because that's how Homestar spells it earlier in the toon. -[[User:154.35.47.59|154.35.47.59]] 06:23, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Second Homestar? ==

OK, so the first time Homestar runs away from Cardboardzipan, is that a second Homestar under the table, saying "I've got to find me a new girlfriend?" Or, did he run...in a rather odd direction?

:The second - this happens all the time; see [[Summer Short Shorts]] for an example of Strong Bad doing it. While we're here, the second possible "twin" Homestar sighting was in the stylized "hammer and saw" montage. I really can't see how that'd count, though. It's a montage, these things happen. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::These two instances aren't nearly so identical as you claim, Qermaq, though it's an instructive comparison. In [[Summer Short Shorts]] the "second" Strongbad breaks the third wall in the manner of a voice-over narrator of a documentary talking about footage in which he appears. So in that case, he's not really a "second" Strongbad but the same Strongbad speaking at a later date in the manner of an aside or DVD commentary. In No Hands On Deck!, the "second" Homestar appears in the same temporal sequence so he can make faux-Marzipan move in the manner of any puppeteer or ventriloquist. In this case, as with Strongbad in Summer Short Shorts, there isn't really a second Homestar. And in both cases the unexpected appearence of the same character has the effect of calling attention to the artificiality of what we're watching: a show, put on (often ineptly) for our entertainment, and not simply events in an alternate universe. So there is a meaningful similarity. But the effect is accomplished differently: as a reference to puppetry/ventriloquism, rather than a reference to documentaries/DVD commentary. [[User:Henebry|Henebry]] 12:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Um, wrong toon. You are pretty clearly referring to [[keep cool]]. I think Qermaq is referring to the first short in [[Summer Short Shorts]], where Strong Bad dashes across the room suddenly while encouraging The Cheat to eat "ONE MORE!" French fry. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 13:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: (Edit conflict) Are you getting confused with [[keep cool]]? The [[Summer Short Shorts]] appearance is, I think, the "Did you hear the latest news?" line. I think Homestar annoying Strong Bad in [[Bug in Mouth Disease ]] is a better example, or getting the powdered herbs and spices in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]... In both, Homestar leaves in one direction and immediately enters from another. It's just, as DorianGray said, [[Wikipedia:cartoon physics|cartoon physics]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I had always assumed it was the same Homestar, just moving around "behind the black" incredibly fast. Let's not forget how he zapped around from place to place in [[long pants]] either. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Incase anyone's wondering, if u squeeze the window really narrow you can see behind the black frame and see that its just Homestar's head and it doesnt even move while he talks. Clearly that is not a twin of Homestar
::::::In case the poster above checks this again: Things "behind the black" don't really count as "reality" within a cartoon; if they did we'd have people missing arms or legs 'n' stuff all the time. And by the way, a much easier way to check it out is with a [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash decompiler]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::An even easier way is to install [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|this Greasemonkey script]] and turn on the "show outside the frame" option... but no, it makes sense it's just Homestar's non-talking head... why bother to animate it it virtually noone (and noone who watches it properly) will see? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::"turn on the "show outside the frame" option" - can you direct me to a help file on how to do that? I see pause, back and forth, in and out, and that's it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yes, Qermaq, there's a painfully obvious icon in the upper left. NERD!!! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:Of course, it could be this guy:[[Image:mustachioedHR.png]], first featured in [[Senorial Day]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:29, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sitting girl thing. ==
What do you hear? Homestar's speech was never the crispest dialogue, but I hear '''sitting'''. It's been changed back and forth more than once today. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:51, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's mouth movements accomodate two syllables. A very clear "sitting." This one's not even close. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::Frame 79-80 Look
::Frame 82-83 girl
::Frame 85 thing
::Frame 87 a
::Frame 89-91 cross
::Frame 93 from
::Frame 95-97 me

::Where is there an extra mouth movement? Visual seems to be the right syllable count. We need to rely on audio here. When I play from frame 85, I can hear "ing", but not from frame 86. So 85 and 87 cannot possibly be "sit" and "ting".

::And while last night "thing" sounded exactly right, I can this morning hear why "sitting" seems right ar well. This reminds me of all the times we've had "s"s turn up when they shouldn't - Flash audio seems to add a degree of sibilance to the sound, resulting in a very lisp-like rendition of what was said. Thing is, this is one of those things that's never going to be obvious, no matter how "not even close" one person declares it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:16, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::try this [[Image:Gewlthing.ogg]]. its girl thing... {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::i looked in that same thing and i heard an "s". i am pretty sure it is girl sitting across from me. [[User:Jhonka|Jhonka]]
:::::I hear '''thing'''. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sitting. Absolutely. {{User:Salty/sig}} 17:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Agree. I distinctly hear two syllables. Thus, sitting. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Sitting. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I hear "sitting". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::for future debates, would it be a appropriate to link the transcript to this kind of discussion? also you ppl are all wrong. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC) well except for qermaq and cool.
:::::::::::I heard "sitting", mainly because the /i/ sound seemed to have a stop in the middle - but pulling out the sound with a decompiler and isolating the word in Audacity, I see it's only one syllable long, and listening to it on its own sounds much more like "thing". So I vote for "thing". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I hear "sitting" (admittedly with a lisp). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::hears some more ear candy for all you'se guys. also, how do i list this better? since its not an image. btw its from cool things. where homestar actually does say sitting. to compare/contrast. [[Image:Sittingoncoolthings.ogg]] {{User:Csours/sig}} 06:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::At first I heard "thing," but after going back and listening several times, I can hear both. I think "thing" is funnier but "sitting" makes more sense. Sounds like it would make a good qotw to me, though. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 06:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Look at [[:Image:Gewlthing.png]], a breakdown of the speech, to complement my original post above. "Sitting" would be normally be pronounced /sɪtɪŋ/ ([[Wikipedia:IPA chart for English|IPA]]), or, with Homestar's speech impediment, /sɪ.ɪŋ/, with just a stop between the /ɪ/s. There is no stop in the word, it's just /sɪŋ/, or /θɪŋ/, as Qermaq mentioned, /θ/ can mutate into /s/ under heavy MP3 compression. So, it's either "thing" or "sing", but not "sitting". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::I agree with all that technical business, having done my own research and achieved similar results. When I listen to the word in the context of the toon itself, however, I ''still'' always hear "sitting". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 11:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Could it be that they skipped a syllable of mouth movements because the words are slurred together? I'm thinking it's possible that sit'''ting a'''cross could have one jaw drop. After all, that's what ''we'' do when we speak that phrase. So if that is true, then "sitting" could very well be technically accounted for. Also, what audio medium are you guys using? Speakers or a headset? A headset is without argument the better way to listen to it. On this computer, I have speakers, and it's hard to tell what he's saying, but my headsets in a quiet room downstars give me an easier time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
I've refused to take a position yet because I don't have the time at the moment to give it a fair trial. If someone else weighed in after two minutes of effort, I'd take their opinion with a grain of salt too. But for what it's worth, my cursory listening sounds like two syllables—specifically I hear two vowel sounds, a short and a long "i". —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==I Can Be the Orphan==

Is Coach Z's orphan impersination a reference to Oliver or another musical? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: Annie. As long as there is more than one major musical with an orphan (and there is) this would be TTATOT. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::But if the reason he brings up orphans is that so many musicals involve them, is THAT worth mentioning? After all, the two musicals mentioned here are very famous, so does anyone think they might have influenced the coach's idea? -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::What are the two mentioned here? I see one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Jay mentioned [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083564/ Annie].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:21, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I see it now, I must be a little sleepy. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I immediately thought of Oliver, then a moment later Annie. But maybe the reason everybody thinks of Oliver first is the cap? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Where is my Mudder, dee doo," is an obvious reference to "Where is Love" in Oliver. The song is Oliver requesting someone to care for him like his mother would have, thus, "Where is my Mudder, dee doo". --[[User:71.35.152.110|71.35.152.110]] 17:46, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==FCUSA==
Can someone edit it, and make it say that FCUSA is a reference to Free Country USA please?
i just don't have the time right now...

:FCUSA is not a reference to Free Country, USA. It is an initialism for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Might the acronym also be an allusion to the clothing retailer French Connection U.K. (which has a rather risqué acronym that they put on t-shirts and their signage)?

== nails ==

[[wikipedia:Galvanized nails|Galvanized nails]] and [[wikipedia:Vulcanized nails|Vulcanized nails]] have no articles at 'Kipedia. Neither ''Galvanised'' or ''Vulcanised'' I've put them on my watchlist so vandals beware. The population of nails have tripled in recent years. [[User:216.106.180.138|216.106.180.138]] 13:18, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:However, it does have articles on [[Wikipedia:galvanization|galvanization]] and [[Wikipedia:vulcanization|vulcanization]] (both linked to in the article, under [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations|Explanations]])... and given what it actually is, I doubt 'kipedia would reccommend vulcanized nails... they wouldn't be particularly stable... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::when you find an article on vulcanized nails, ill buy you a pizza. or a trophy. or a pizza trophy. or a pit's atrophy.{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I looked at [[Wikipedia:Deck_(building)|deck building]] and it says nothing about nails either. So much for THAT reference. HR prob isn't reading the actual wikipedia. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yay for Stephen Colbert. And by the way, Csours, Pit's a trophy in Super Smash Brothers Melee: [http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dol/images/cam/gal/gal_ms-t26.jpg check here]. And yed, in case you were wondering, I DO have too much random video game information. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 06:27, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::you get a vulcanized nail for finding that. well, as soon as [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] finds some. {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Loadinating the Websites! ==

On the Irregular Loading Screen page is says that loadinate might be a reference to burninate. How can "Loadinate" not be a reference to "Burninate"?! I think it should be moved from Trivia to Inside References, but not while the ILS page says "might be". {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deck-Building Sequence Stub ==

Can someone please add more detail to the Deck-Building-Sequence bit of the transcript? You know, the bit with all the hammers and stuff? I was gonna do it myself but so much happens and it's really hard and I'm too lazy. You know how it is. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:58, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'll do it. Hang on a mo'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::And now it's done. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You missed a few details. I added them. I was working on it while you were and had an edit conflict. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 18:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

==Apothecary==

Apothecary was last mentioned in [[2 emails]]. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: No, it wasn't. It was last mentioned in [[theme song]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: PS. That wasn't an invitation to add it to the page. Sure, it's not a common word, but it's still a WORD. Either we should make a page for it (which I can actually see, since it's been used three times in rather unusual contexts) or just leave it be. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I made a page for it, but someone wants it deleted. Go to [[Apothecary]] and tell me what you think.
:::'''Update:''' The page is not being contested at this time. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:11, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Impossible ==

I put in the real life references, originally, though someone took it out, that the floating objects at the end are Escher-like impossible objects. Any reason why this shouldn't be there? Good ol' Escher. I didn't put it in, but he was an actual "Dutch Master" instead of a "Deutsch Master."

:Uhh, why are they impossible objects? Just because you can't have floating wood? Thats hardly incongruent with the Homestar Runner universe. Stranger things have happened. I also can't place ANY resemblence between clouds surrounded with wood to MC Escher.

::I took them out because the clouds are no impossible objects. I'm quite familiar with the works of Escher and Penrose, etc. Those clouds don't even try to be impossible in that sense. Sure, the two swirly bits point in different directions, but there is no indication that they are both supposed to sit flat on that connecting beam. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:54, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:::In fact, the clouds are presumably in three dimensions, and not perfectly spheroid (there could easily be 'dents'). So, it's impossible to say whether or not the wood actually matches the contour of the clouds. And as it's physically impossible to line clouds with decking anyway, we must rite this off to cartoon physics anyhow. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Tony's pizza? ==

[[Image:Coach's Tonys.png|thumb|Coach's Tonys]]
[[Image:Tony.jpg|thumb|left|Tha actual Tony]]
I question the comparison of the Tony Award to pizza. Here's blurry photographic evidence. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:You know, the trophies do look kinda PBTC. Mabye The Cheat counterfitted those trophies.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


{{clear}}

== 'uestion about 'reviation of 'kipedia ==

Hey, am I the only one wondering whether "'kipedia" was not in fact Homestar abbreviating, but the scene cutting to him mid-word? I.e. "...-kipedia" instead of "'kipedia"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:During the sliding transition scene, Homestar's mouth is closed. So if he was getting cut in mid-word, he was taking a little bit longer than usually between the "wick" and the "kee". - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== itchy glitchy ==

once you get the lockers and can click the handle, you can still click where it was after the scene changes once
:yea, i had it on there and some1 deleted it.{{User:Csours/sig}} 23:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk:No Hands On Deck!

PolarBoy — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:29:51 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Second Homestar? */

== What does "in progress" mean? ==

Folks, please note the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> template - Thunderbird is already working on the transcript, and rather than have him and everyone run into endless edit conflicts, please respect the template. K? Thanks. There are other sections we can work on. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:10, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
: Hey, only reason ''I'' messed with it was because of some [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356571&oldid=356568 sloppy edit] undoing what Thunderbird started. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Understood. I'm waiting for the notice to go down to correct the image extension from PNG to png myself. It was right at one point... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Meh. Whatever. It's not like it was pretty much my only chance to ever do an actual transcription of a visual toon. I'm sure I'll have another chance in another two years of wiking or so. Though it is darn annoying when you spend 10 minutes transcribing a toon, only to find out that one edit prior, somebody else already transcribed the same section, despite the in progress template. Maybe if I hadn't actually bothered to look for the Cardboard Marzipan precident, I would have got my revision out first. Oh well, I guess fastest transcriber wins, or something like that. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:57, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::'''Nobody''' wins when it's a contest in someone's mind. We're here to serve the HRWiki first, our pitiful little egos second, and slipshod work that has to be rewritten is less valuable to this user than a careful edit which lasts, all other things being equal. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Agreed, but I think there's some merit to combining the best elements of two edits as well if there are important differences between them. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 20:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::True, but what we were discussing was the "screw-the-other-guy" push to be the one who can transcribe the toon (presumably to brag about it on a user page). That's a little different. Observing the <nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki> is important, wouldn't you agree? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:31, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, of course. What I meant was that if an edit conflict ends up happening, we should make the best of it. But I totally agree that the progress tag is important, and I apologize if I was confusing. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Feeding ducks through a tube ==

This is probably a reference to force-feeding geese in order to harvest their livers for foie gras. This has come under attack by animal rights activists recently.

:Yup, see [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations]]. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== Added to main page? ==

lol the toon came out the morning but its not on any of the main pages but it iz in the toons menu
iz this the 1st thime that's happened? {{User:Rabb/sig}}
:It is on the main pages, all of them.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I see "New Short Toon" in a red oval... clear your cache? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:24, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== But will it play in Chicago? ==

I question the relevance of the mention of Chicago's ban on foie gras. One, this toon is not made near Chicago; while it's a story on the news all over, it's not directly relevant to Atlanta. Two, they started this days ago, and the comment fits neatly into Marzipan's character even if there was no Chicago news today. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I didn't include that bit when I [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356657&oldid=356655 first wrote the fact] because I didn't know about it. Heck, I didn't even know about foie gras until I did some research on tubes and ducks. When I saw the bit about the Chicago ban was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356682&oldid=356681 added] then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356684&oldid=356682 removed] and then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356685&oldid=356684 re-added], I beefed it up a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=No_Hands_On_Deck%21&diff=356693&oldid=356686 teesy bit], but I can probably take it or leave it. What do others think? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:50, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::Just to clarify - the tube bit is clearly a reference to foie gras and the controversy. It's just the specific tie-in to today's news from Chicago that seems a stretch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I support this fact. TBC said in interviews that what they like most about doing cartoons on the internet, is that they can change stuff in the last minute. Maybe Marzi used to say something else, and was changed in light of the Chicago thing. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I like it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 19:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::There was an article in our paper about the impending ban three weeks ago, so they could easily have heard about it by toonmaking time. If not a reference, I'd bet it's at least inspired by the ban.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
::::::The Chicago story was on the front page of cnn.com this morning (possibly earlier too). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== I'm not Rapaport ==

I swear, they do this because we debate this stuff. Remember the "Mr. Chechov" controversy? Well, here we are again.

Now that we have an egg showing the spelling of "Rappaport", is it a reference to Michael Rapaport at all, or just the play? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:I'm still not convinced it's a reference to either of them - it seems too vague to be a reference to that play, and it can't be the actor because of the spelling. I'm on the fence (or maybe on the deck?) about it. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Prescription ==

Strong Sad could have been talking about a contact lens prescription.

:No, He meant his medication. He thought that he was just seeing this (not with his eyes, that is). Also, you don't wear contacts in bed.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
== handbill image ==
i uploaded an image of the hand bill, but i do not know how to put it on the page or where, or know what the protocol is for adding images, ie what type do we typically add/leave off. anyway, could someone discuss this for me? here is the image:
[[Image:Deckhandbill.png]]{{User:Csours/sig}} 21:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:Add'd. See if you can figure out where? --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
::got it {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:04, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

==Bubs Likes to Dance, Right?==
When is the last time we have seen him dance?" [[User:Catman87|Catman87]]
:The moves we see are from [[Dancing Bubs]], which is already noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::If I'm not mistaken, he was last seen dancing in [[disconnected]], but it's not fun fact worthy, as he didn't say anything in the toon about not dancing in a while like Homestar did about melonade. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deckeman or Duckie-man? ==

Deckeman sounds like the name the prince of town (flashback) gave Homestar which is Duckie-man or however you spell it. Should it be noted or am I thinking about this too much? {{User:Steve/sig}} 00:56, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's nickname in [[flashback]] was Duckshirt, not Duckieman. So no, I don't think it's a reference. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 02:33, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::The POT does say, "and the duckie-man is the winner!" But I still think this is a stretch because they don't sound ''that'' similar. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:It says "Deckeman" because that's how Homestar spells it earlier in the toon. -[[User:154.35.47.59|154.35.47.59]] 06:23, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Second Homestar? ==

OK, so the first time Homestar runs away from Cardboardzipan, is that a second Homestar under the table, saying "I've got to find me a new girlfriend?" Or, did he run...in a rather odd direction?

:The second - this happens all the time; see [[Summer Short Shorts]] for an example of Strong Bad doing it. While we're here, the second possible "twin" Homestar sighting was in the stylized "hammer and saw" montage. I really can't see how that'd count, though. It's a montage, these things happen. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::These two instances aren't nearly so identical as you claim, Qermaq, though it's an instructive comparison. In [[Summer Short Shorts]] the "second" Strongbad breaks the third wall in the manner of a voice-over narrator of a documentary talking about footage in which he appears. So in that case, he's not really a "second" Strongbad but the same Strongbad speaking at a later date in the manner of an aside or DVD commentary. In No Hands On Deck!, the "second" Homestar appears in the same temporal sequence so he can make faux-Marzipan move in the manner of any puppeteer or ventriloquist. In this case, as with Strongbad in Summer Short Shorts, there isn't really a second Homestar. And in both cases the unexpected appearence of the same character has the effect of calling attention to the artificiality of what we're watching: a show, put on (often ineptly) for our entertainment, and not simply events in an alternate universe. So there is a meaningful similarity. But the effect is accomplished differently: as a reference to puppetry/ventriloquism, rather than a reference to documentaries/DVD commentary. [[User:Henebry|Henebry]] 12:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Um, wrong toon. You are pretty clearly referring to [[keep cool]]. I think Qermaq is referring to the first short in [[Summer Short Shorts]], where Strong Bad dashes across the room suddenly while encouraging The Cheat to eat "ONE MORE!" French fry. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 13:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::: (Edit conflict) Are you getting confused with [[keep cool]]? The [[Summer Short Shorts]] appearance is, I think, the "Did you hear the latest news?" line. I think Homestar annoying Strong Bad in [[Bug in Mouth Disease ]] is a better example, or getting the powdered herbs and spices in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]... In both, Homestar leaves in one direction and immediately enters from another. It's just, as DorianGray said, [[Wikipedia:cartoon physics|cartoon physics]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I had always assumed it was the same Homestar, just moving around "behind the black" incredibly fast. Let's not forget how he zapped around from place to place in [[long pants]] either. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Incase anyone's wondering, if u squeeze the window really narrow you can see behind the black frame and see that its just Homestar's head and it doesnt even move while he talks. Clearly that is not a twin of Homestar
::::::In case the poster above checks this again: Things "behind the black" don't really count as "reality" within a cartoon; if they did we'd have people missing arms or legs 'n' stuff all the time. And by the way, a much easier way to check it out is with a [http://www.eltima.com/products/flashdecompiler/ Flash decompiler]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::An even easier way is to install [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|this Greasemonkey script]] and turn on the "show outside the frame" option... but no, it makes sense it's just Homestar's non-talking head... why bother to animate it it virtually noone (and noone who watches it properly) will see? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::"turn on the "show outside the frame" option" - can you direct me to a help file on how to do that? I see pause, back and forth, in and out, and that's it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Yes, Qermaq, there's a painfully obvious icon in the upper left. NERD!!! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:Of course, it could be this guy:[[Image:mustachioedHR.png]], first featured in [[Senorial Day]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:29, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sitting girl thing. ==
What do you hear? Homestar's speech was never the crispest dialogue, but I hear '''sitting'''. It's been changed back and forth more than once today. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:51, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Homestar's mouth movements accomodate two syllables. A very clear "sitting." This one's not even close. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

::Frame 79-80 Look
::Frame 82-83 girl
::Frame 85 thing
::Frame 87 a
::Frame 89-91 cross
::Frame 93 from
::Frame 95-97 me

::Where is there an extra mouth movement? Visual seems to be the right syllable count. We need to rely on audio here. When I play from frame 85, I can hear "ing", but not from frame 86. So 85 and 87 cannot possibly be "sit" and "ting".

::And while last night "thing" sounded exactly right, I can this morning hear why "sitting" seems right ar well. This reminds me of all the times we've had "s"s turn up when they shouldn't - Flash audio seems to add a degree of sibilance to the sound, resulting in a very lisp-like rendition of what was said. Thing is, this is one of those things that's never going to be obvious, no matter how "not even close" one person declares it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:16, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::try this [[Image:Gewlthing.ogg]]. its girl thing... {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::i looked in that same thing and i heard an "s". i am pretty sure it is girl sitting across from me. [[User:Jhonka|Jhonka]]
:::::I hear '''thing'''. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sitting. Absolutely. {{User:Salty/sig}} 17:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Agree. I distinctly hear two syllables. Thus, sitting. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Sitting. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I hear "sitting". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::for future debates, would it be a appropriate to link the transcript to this kind of discussion? also you ppl are all wrong. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC) well except for qermaq and cool.
:::::::::::I heard "sitting", mainly because the /i/ sound seemed to have a stop in the middle - but pulling out the sound with a decompiler and isolating the word in Audacity, I see it's only one syllable long, and listening to it on its own sounds much more like "thing". So I vote for "thing". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::I hear "sitting" (admittedly with a lisp). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::hears some more ear candy for all you'se guys. also, how do i list this better? since its not an image. btw its from cool things. where homestar actually does say sitting. to compare/contrast. [[Image:Sittingoncoolthings.ogg]] {{User:Csours/sig}} 06:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::At first I heard "thing," but after going back and listening several times, I can hear both. I think "thing" is funnier but "sitting" makes more sense. Sounds like it would make a good qotw to me, though. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 06:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Look at [[:Image:Gewlthing.png]], a breakdown of the speech, to complement my original post above. "Sitting" would be normally be pronounced /sɪtɪŋ/ ([[Wikipedia:IPA chart for English|IPA]]), or, with Homestar's speech impediment, /sɪ.ɪŋ/, with just a stop between the /ɪ/s. There is no stop in the word, it's just /sɪŋ/, or /θɪŋ/, as Qermaq mentioned, /θ/ can mutate into /s/ under heavy MP3 compression. So, it's either "thing" or "sing", but not "sitting". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::I agree with all that technical business, having done my own research and achieved similar results. When I listen to the word in the context of the toon itself, however, I ''still'' always hear "sitting". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 11:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Could it be that they skipped a syllable of mouth movements because the words are slurred together? I'm thinking it's possible that sit'''ting a'''cross could have one jaw drop. After all, that's what ''we'' do when we speak that phrase. So if that is true, then "sitting" could very well be technically accounted for. Also, what audio medium are you guys using? Speakers or a headset? A headset is without argument the better way to listen to it. On this computer, I have speakers, and it's hard to tell what he's saying, but my headsets in a quiet room downstars give me an easier time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
I've refused to take a position yet because I don't have the time at the moment to give it a fair trial. If someone else weighed in after two minutes of effort, I'd take their opinion with a grain of salt too. But for what it's worth, my cursory listening sounds like two syllables—specifically I hear two vowel sounds, a short and a long "i". —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==I Can Be the Orphan==

Is Coach Z's orphan impersination a reference to Oliver or another musical? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: Annie. As long as there is more than one major musical with an orphan (and there is) this would be TTATOT. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::But if the reason he brings up orphans is that so many musicals involve them, is THAT worth mentioning? After all, the two musicals mentioned here are very famous, so does anyone think they might have influenced the coach's idea? -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 07:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::What are the two mentioned here? I see one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Jay mentioned [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083564/ Annie].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:21, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I see it now, I must be a little sleepy. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I immediately thought of Oliver, then a moment later Annie. But maybe the reason everybody thinks of Oliver first is the cap? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Where is my Mudder, dee doo," is an obvious reference to "Where is Love" in Oliver. The song is Oliver requesting someone to care for him like his mother would have, thus, "Where is my Mudder, dee doo". --[[User:71.35.152.110|71.35.152.110]] 17:46, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==FCUSA==
Can someone edit it, and make it say that FCUSA is a reference to Free Country USA please?
i just don't have the time right now...

:FCUSA is not a reference to Free Country, USA. It is an initialism for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Might the acronym also be an allusion to the clothing retailer French Connection U.K. (which has a rather risqué acronym that they put on t-shirts and their signage)?

== nails ==

[[wikipedia:Galvanized nails|Galvanized nails]] and [[wikipedia:Vulcanized nails|Vulcanized nails]] have no articles at 'Kipedia. Neither ''Galvanised'' or ''Vulcanised'' I've put them on my watchlist so vandals beware. The population of nails have tripled in recent years. [[User:216.106.180.138|216.106.180.138]] 13:18, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:However, it does have articles on [[Wikipedia:galvanization|galvanization]] and [[Wikipedia:vulcanization|vulcanization]] (both linked to in the article, under [[No Hands On Deck!#Explanations|Explanations]])... and given what it actually is, I doubt 'kipedia would reccommend vulcanized nails... they wouldn't be particularly stable... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::when you find an article on vulcanized nails, ill buy you a pizza. or a trophy. or a pizza trophy. or a pit's atrophy.{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I looked at [[Wikipedia:Deck_(building)|deck building]] and it says nothing about nails either. So much for THAT reference. HR prob isn't reading the actual wikipedia. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yay for Stephen Colbert. And by the way, Csours, Pit's a trophy in Super Smash Brothers Melee: [http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dol/images/cam/gal/gal_ms-t26.jpg check here]. And yed, in case you were wondering, I DO have too much random video game information. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 06:27, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::you get a vulcanized nail for finding that. well, as soon as [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] finds some. {{User:Csours/sig}} 13:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Loadinating the Websites! ==

On the Irregular Loading Screen page is says that loadinate might be a reference to burninate. How can "Loadinate" not be a reference to "Burninate"?! I think it should be moved from Trivia to Inside References, but not while the ILS page says "might be". {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

== Deck-Building Sequence Stub ==

Can someone please add more detail to the Deck-Building-Sequence bit of the transcript? You know, the bit with all the hammers and stuff? I was gonna do it myself but so much happens and it's really hard and I'm too lazy. You know how it is. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:58, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'll do it. Hang on a mo'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::And now it's done. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::You missed a few details. I added them. I was working on it while you were and had an edit conflict. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 18:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

==Apothecary==

Apothecary was last mentioned in [[2 emails]]. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: No, it wasn't. It was last mentioned in [[theme song]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
: PS. That wasn't an invitation to add it to the page. Sure, it's not a common word, but it's still a WORD. Either we should make a page for it (which I can actually see, since it's been used three times in rather unusual contexts) or just leave it be. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:24, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
::I made a page for it, but someone wants it deleted. Go to [[Apothecary]] and tell me what you think.
:::'''Update:''' The page is not being contested at this time. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:11, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Impossible ==

I put in the real life references, originally, though someone took it out, that the floating objects at the end are Escher-like impossible objects. Any reason why this shouldn't be there? Good ol' Escher. I didn't put it in, but he was an actual "Dutch Master" instead of a "Deutsch Master."

:Uhh, why are they impossible objects? Just because you can't have floating wood? Thats hardly incongruent with the Homestar Runner universe. Stranger things have happened. I also can't place ANY resemblence between clouds surrounded with wood to MC Escher.

::I took them out because the clouds are no impossible objects. I'm quite familiar with the works of Escher and Penrose, etc. Those clouds don't even try to be impossible in that sense. Sure, the two swirly bits point in different directions, but there is no indication that they are both supposed to sit flat on that connecting beam. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:54, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:::In fact, the clouds are presumably in three dimensions, and not perfectly spheroid (there could easily be 'dents'). So, it's impossible to say whether or not the wood actually matches the contour of the clouds. And as it's physically impossible to line clouds with decking anyway, we must rite this off to cartoon physics anyhow. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Tony's pizza? ==

[[Image:Coach's Tonys.png|thumb|Coach's Tonys]]
[[Image:Tony.jpg|thumb|left|Tha actual Tony]]
I question the comparison of the Tony Award to pizza. Here's blurry photographic evidence. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:You know, the trophies do look kinda PBTC. Mabye The Cheat counterfitted those trophies.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


{{clear}}

== 'uestion about 'reviation of 'kipedia ==

Hey, am I the only one wondering whether "'kipedia" was not in fact Homestar abbreviating, but the scene cutting to him mid-word? I.e. "...-kipedia" instead of "'kipedia"? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:During the sliding transition scene, Homestar's mouth is closed. So if he was getting cut in mid-word, he was taking a little bit longer than usually between the "wick" and the "kee". - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== itchy glitchy ==

once you get the lockers and can click the handle, you can still click where it was after the scene changes once
:yea, i had it on there and some1 deleted it.{{User:Csours/sig}} 23:28, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk:theme song

PolarBoy — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:18:06 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Inside References and the Trivia section */

==Homestar's teeth==
HOMESTAR HAS TEETH!!!!! WHAT IS THE WERLD COMING TOOO???????!!!!--{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 11:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:I thought it was cute. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::Well, that's just beacause you think eyerything's cute hence your name. I however think it's very creepy
<s>beacause I think everything's creepy, hence my name</s>. {{User:Stongbah/sig}} 17:41, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Homestar has teeth, and that's weird...but am I the only one that noticed that Strong Mad's and Homestar Runners teeth are drawn in ALMOST the same way? (Strong Mad's teeth are somewhat bigger.}

==Whyyyy??==
It seems like every new e-mail nowadays has a little part of an e-mail that I sent- but mine never really gets answered! Like, a while ago, I sent Strong Bad an email about getting a talkshow- now he has one? Ahhh!!! {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
: Well, I did ask him about a theme song once... however, it was a ''personal'' theme song, and before [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] came out (which sorta answered the question.) And I asked him a question relating to [[alternate universe]]s, but again, it wasn't really related to the 'toon in question when I asked it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 12:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::Strong Bad gets 3000 emails a day, according to the Wall Street Journal. The chances are pretty high that they get questions about theme songs every other day.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:35, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:::wall street journal??!!??, who cares about what some funny guy with the last name street thinks, and why are you reading his journal anywho?{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, I know. It's just aggrivating. And, Csours- ''I'' care about it, because I just happen to like the Wall Street Journal. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 14:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Wally street is perhaps the coolest guy i ever met. and its his fault for publishing his journal in the first place!-- [[User:Jhonka|Jhonka]]

==Strong Bad e-mail will be right back...==
The person who said Strong Bad e-mail will be right back after these messages was clearly not Mike or Matt or Missy. Could it have been Jackie? {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:Jackie whom? [[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 11:54, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

::[[Jackie Chapman]], of course (there is a search bar for one to utilize) <3 . —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:It sounds like the same voice as Nibbles, at any rate. Probably Matt or Mike sped up digitally. [[User:Octan|Octan]] 12:58, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

After a brief listen to the seniorprom outtake, I think that it was Missy, without being 100% sure.[[User:Lord-z|Lord-z]] 12:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:Sounded like Missy/Marzy to me. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah, that's what I thought, but isn't Marzi's voice a bit more 'squeaky'? If you know what I mean... [[User:InvaderJem]]

::: Homestar and Strong Bad are done by the same voice actor, but sound almost nothing alike. I don't think it was meant to be Marzipan, specifically, but probably Missy. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:50, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

If you pitch-shift it down, it sounds similar to Mike... not exactly the same, but similar... the accent's a bit different though. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:55, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Easter Egg ==

They only put in one easter egg. I'm letting them get away with this for one reason: There is NOTHING more fun than making The Cheat's tooth do the Shaheeeeeen effect.

:Shaheen! --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:45, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== 14 degrees below zero. ==
(degrees removed because they's there now)
:also, the transcript says that the first guest is hilarity, i think he said celerity. because celerity would be funnier.
::(rio grande comment also removed for the same reason)
{{User:Csours/sig}} 14:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Location, Location, Location==

When Strong Bad says "south of the border flavor", wouldn't this mean the Free Country USA is above Canada? [[User:Nintendogs123|Nintendogs123]]
:No, it means Strong Bad doesn't know his geography very well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::read the last thing i wrote, right above this.{{User:Csours/sig}} 15:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Hey Dog thing- It's 'cause of how he says Ontario. Wit a Spainish accent. So there you go. [[User:Elvis|Elvis]] 19:26, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Plus, if he was above Canada, he would be practically on the North pole, rending shortlessness, pool time, and Summer impossible.--{{User:The4sword/sig}} 01:37, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:And he wouldn't be in Free Country "USA". -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]]

Well, darn. [[User:Nintendogs123|Nintendogs123]]

== Well, There Go My Hopes... ==

I sent in an email talking about theme songs to Strong Bad, and when it said "theme song" on the main page, my heart fricken skipped a beat. But alas, it wasn't mine. Dang you and your shiny last name Shaween! - {{User:Homsar7/sig}}

== Inside References and the Trivia section ==

A great deal of the Inside References are referring to the credits. I put up a couple internal links in the credits, but should I move more of them? Or take them out and let Inside References continue to be huge?
:Could Tim Timmers be a reference to Tip Tappers?
::What do you mean by reference? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]]

==That hit the nail on the head==

I really don't like the fact that many shows go to commercials right after the intro, then have this thing that tells you they'll be right back. You could've told us that ''before'' you went to commercials. Also, I don't like the distorted end credis and muted end song just to advertize what's next. Can't they wait until after the credits?

The one thing they didn't do was those annoying popup ads some TV shows seem to have nowadays. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:22, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:They did that with ''Walking with Trogdor'' in [[myths & legends]].{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 17:08, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Senor Cardgage wearing a hat==

This is the first time we see [[Senor Cardgage]] wearing a hat. He looks like a rascal wearing a backwards cap and glasses; course, he's always wearing glasses. —[[User:Brian Barbera|Brian Barbera]] 20:41, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

== First Homestar teeth sighting ==

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt this the first time we see his teeth? We put marzipan's first teeth-sighting in whatever article that was, so i think we should do it for homestar too. --[[User:TrogdorTSL|Tyler]] 20:55, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
: Uh, check the Trivia section. It's been up there for a while... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:01, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Homestars teeth look freaky to me. I hope we never see them again. [[User:Strongbad111|Strongbad111]]

== NOLA connection ==

Probably unnotable for the main page, but it's interesting that both the Nevilles and the Marsalises are native to New Orleans. Thought I'd just mention it here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:18, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:While we're at it: This is a reference to the Neville brothers how? Just because they're musicians and their name is "Neville"? I don't get it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:35, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

::They're quite famous here in the U.S. (especially Aaron), and their style is the same kind of pop ballad as the theme song. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:03, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:::OK, convinced :-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:07, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

::::I might add that I have had the opportunity to play with members of each family (Charles and Delfeayo respectively) but that's ''certainly'' not notable on the main page! Still, it's [[kind of cool]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:17, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::sounds cool to me. you from norlans?{{User:Csours/sig}} 14:57, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Tiny toon adventures ==

I am 100% sertaint that the anounser describing the cheat comandos is the same line from the themes song from Tiny Toon adventures. Im gonna add this once the editin gdies down.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 22:03, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:It's already mentioned in Real World References. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 22:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::Yah, I saw that right after I posted this. My bad.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 22:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

== Fact Merge ==

# In the theme song we see a close-up on how Strong Bad types with boxing gloves.
# The email shown in the first theme song asks Strong Bad to draw Trogdor again – one of the commonly sent emails that will not be answered.

We could probably merge that into one, seeing as they are both emails that will not be answered (explaining how Strong Bad types with his boxing gloves and redoing an old e-mail). My suggestion: "Seeing how Strong Bad types with his boxing glove, and an e-mailer asking Strong Bad to redo an e-mail are both examples of e-mails that will never be answered". Somebody better at Wikipedianese will have to rewrite that. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 23:38, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:Strong Bad typing with boxing gloves on is not a reference to emails asking him about it. It's simply what he does. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:21, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

:This does not actually show how Strong Bad types with boxing gloves on. It merely shows that he does. If you watch a magician saw a woman in half, it doesnt show how he does it, only that he "did". -JamesDean

:Then the fact is still wrong, because it says we see how, but in actuality we just see that he does. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 14:12, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

:is this the first time weve seen sb type with glove on from the side? the other times have been from his perspective, i think..{{User:Csours/sig}} 14:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Super Bad ==

I just wondeling, is the way Johnathan Shaheen adresses SB a reference to [http://www.superbad.com/ superbad.com]?--{{User:The4sword/sig}} 01:48, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

:It's arguable that since it was the email writer who made a possible reference, not TBC, it's a moot point, and it's not worth noting. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

::More: A writer from Ontario making a reference to a California graphic designer's website on The Strong Bad Email Show? Nah... doesn't work for me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:12, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::that is one weird website tho.{{User:Csours/sig}} 19:04, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Get Your Degree ==

I tried to go to [[www.cgnuonline-eniversity.edu/]] and got nothing. Someone (preferably the brothers Chaps, but really any of us) needs to do something about that. Or did I mistype?-- [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 02:08, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

:.edu addresses are only available to actual educational institutions. --[[User:Maxamegalon2000|Maxamegalon2000]] 02:33, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::Interestingly, if you replace .edu with .com, you get redirected to a real-estate website. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Uh, no. When I went to http://www.cgnuonline-eniversity.com/ I got exactly the same website shown in the sbemail: "ebsite Coming Soon(ish)!". Maybe someone should put this reference in the article?
::::if you view it in firefox (my version anyway) you only see the black letters, no colors. {{User:Csours/sig}} 18:43, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I found a link to [http://www.cgnuonline-eniversity.com/ehome-html.html this page] hidden in the exclamation mark after "Soon(ish)". It's just Senor Cardgage's degree list. A [http://whois.domaintools.com/cgnuonline-eniversity.com Whois lookup] reveals that the site is not registered to TBC. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 20:05, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== The lighter side of fun facts ==

Should the Mad magazine or the sports show reference be the one used? There are four possible votes.

* Mad, as it's more prevalent
* Sports show, as it's a closer match to title
* Both, as there are arguments for both
* Neither, TTATOT

Thoughts? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

:The sports show's title is a perfect match. And I believe TBC have made many more sports references than MAD references. So I think the sports show is definitely the winner here. I also believe it should be included, as most non-Americans won't have heard of the show (like me).{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:46, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::I am an American, and I've never heard of the sports show. But my friends and I all read Mad. I think we need more voices. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:05, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Casper Theme ==

I feel the first theme song sounds more like the theme song to the original "Casper" cartoon than the Barney Theme... or is this my imagination? "Casper, the friendly ghost..." --Tempestryder
*I can kind of hear the Casper similarity, but honestly I think it just has a generic sing-song tone. I removed the Barney reference. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 07:19, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
== Degrees of Separation ==
Since the degrees cgnu online offers are already listed in the entry for Crazy go Nuts University, we should simply link to them here. *_Aaron_*
:I think the degrees should stay with the email. They don't take up that much space, and besides we already have the lists of credits. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:27, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

==Spelling of "Gip"==
Hi,

Please see http://www.answers.com/topic/gyp (and to be fair also see http://www.answers.com/topic/gip)

Will you allow my edit of [[theme song]] to stick now?

Thanks [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 00:20, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

:I see your comment in the themesong page. Why don't you note that what SB typed is a mis-spelling? Other transcripts do that. "Gyp" is a slur, related to Gypsies' reputation as thieves. That's why "gyp" is the correct spelling. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40 00:24]], 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::You do realise that the first link you gave [http://www.answers.com/topic/gyp] says that it's also spelled "gipped"?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:41, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Sure. But the second [http://www.answers.com/topic/gip] doesn't say anything about it (this meaning). "Gip" is obviously not considered a canonical spelling of this particular term by the American Heritage Dictionary, but variant instead. Why don't we add it to the transcript with the note about SB's variant spelling? [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::That first link you gave is GIP in all caps. Did you see this article [http://www.answers.com/topic/gip-1]? Variants are not misspellings, and are not really important to note. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 01:01, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::It is also questionable that "gyp" really is a slur (see the [[Wiktionary:Gyp|Wiktionary]], though as we discovered earlier today, "gip" is actually not present there for some reason.) We had this discussion earlier today. At any rate, Strong Bad actually types the word "gipped", and according to our [[HRWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], what Strong Bad types is what we type, whether misspelled, nonsensical, or contrary to what he actually says (though in that last case, we also note what he actually says.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:46, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::That's why I didn't put the slur under "Fun Facts" - I know lots of people would howl about it. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 00:50, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::[[http://www.google.com/search?q=gyp+roma+slur It's clear]]. Maybe not to lots of people in general, especially Americans, but it's not imaginary. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 00:52, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::Even if we accept it, why does it matter to the topic at hand? Many dictionaries accept "gip" as a viable alternative. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:57, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Citations, please? [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 01:03, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Why? I believe it's notable. Want me to find examples of SBEmail transcripts where similar things were noted? I'm only trying to note the spelling issue, not the slurring issue. That doens't belong in the transcript, but instead in Trivia or something. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 01:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gip] [http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/gip.html] [http://www.bartleby.com/61/16/G0131600.html] --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:07, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::If you can find one where it's just a variant and not an actual misspelling, then it would be a valid precedent. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 01:09, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::If you can find one where it's just a variant and not an actual misspelling, then I will happily remove it there too, 'cause I really don't think variants are notable. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:11, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::could i just say that gypsy type persons are not actually from egypt, and much prefer to be called roma. {{User:Csours/sig}} 14:54, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::: As you say, "Gypsy" all by itself is a slur, or at best insensitive. "Gyp" is a DOUBLE slur, then, as you clearly noted in your reference to stealing children (editlog comment). I'd say the verdict is in: this will make a KILLER Fun Fact. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 19:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Don't delete it, STUFF it (Roma Fun Fact: Real World References) ==

JAY:

Do you have some specific agenda against this subject, or, do you just not think the Fun Fact is true or notable?

It's not fair for you to take it upon yourself to determine its validity. Please either put it back or STUFF it so all can weigh in.

FYI everybody else:

Jay deleted the following from Real World References in Fun Facts.

* "Gipped" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Roma_people#Roma_and_crime|Roma]] ethnic group, who have been stereotyped for centuries as "thieving Gypsies".

[[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 19:53, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
: We've discussed it three ways to Thursday already. Not only is it of questionable veracity, but we don't need to explain the meanings of common words on this Wiki. I mean, we don't create facts like: "A [[Wikipedia:Tire|Tire]] is a round rubber wheel commonly placed on vehicles" on the [[Tire]] page, do we? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:56, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:: Why didn't you comment when I said I'd add this, instead of lurking, waiting to pounce to delete it? You win the edit war for now, because I won't continue it, but for you to participate in the discussion would have been way more classy. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 19:57, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Besides: You are wrong. This hasn't been discussed however many ways to whatday. This is a Fun Fact proposal. What we discussed before was the Transcript and the spelling, not the reference or the notability of ethnic slurs on the part of H*R characters and authors. Again: Please STUFF this. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 20:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::: Crap the what? Lurking?! I did no such thing! I simply saw a new edit on [[Special:Recentchanges]], decided it didn't work on the page, and reverted it. I didn't even look to see who added it! Next of all, your attacks toward me are unappreciated. And, no, I will not STUFF this. I don't see a reason to. No one else that I've seen supports adding this fact, at least not with the fever pitch you are supporting it with. If someone else with a user name decides that it's STUFFable, then they can, but I won't. You're really not in a position to make demands of me, you know. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:03, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::So, Jay: Am I to understand that when you deleted [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=theme_song&diff=354672&oldid=354664 this], you had not seen [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:theme_song&diff=354631&oldid=354626 this]? [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 22:21, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::That would be a fair assessment, yes. Though I question where you got the idea that "the verdict [was] in" that it was such a "KILLER" fact, given that I saw no consensus of the fact, since I did not see said edit, I did not personally respond. Frankly, I didn't even know the discussion had been moved off of my Talk page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: That's why I thought you were lurking in wait. I indicated my intentions, then got denied in short order in editwarrior fashion when I carried it out. Regarding your selfrighteous crabbing about me not seeing the History comments defining a previous "consensus" (of two persons) on that subject, I'd say you better start practicing what you preach: Read the discussions - not least, the Talk page of the article you're watchdogging. I gave fair warning before posting my Fun Fact. Even if I had not, you can discuss it in your edit comment with something more communicative than "'''m''' ''(Reverted edits by 198.49.180.40 (Talk); changed back to last version by 68.54.154.79)''". It makes you look like a robot at best, an undemocratic snob at worst. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 23:03, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Dude, chill. Don't get personal. If you don't know how the HRWiki works, then don't blame others for it. I would have reversed those edits myself if Jay hadn't been faster; there was nothing wrong with what Jay did. If you really want this fact to be mentioned, then create a user account and STUFF it. But don't dish out insults here. There's really nothing further to talk about on this talk page.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:26, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I have a "rollback" button to revert edits; that's what created the nonspecific "reverted" summary. I try not to overuse it, but sometimes I just don't feel like taking the three extra steps to go back to a previous version just to revert something that people are likely to delete anyway. I mostly use it for vandalism, but sometimes (like in this case) just for issues that have been discussed in the past anyway. I'm sorry that you feel that this is somehow a personal issue. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::At the risk of sticking my nose where it doesn't belong, I have to say that I did agree with you, 198.49.180.40, until I read the [[Wiktionary:Gyp|Wiktionary]] link. The connection may be notable if "gyp" really is a racial slur, but since it's questionable that "gyp" is derived from "Gypsies", there's nothing solid enough to form into a fun fact. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:09, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::: So, WHY does "gyp" mean stealing or fraud, if it's NOT derived from that stereotype? Where DOES it come from? [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 20:12, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::: I agree with you, Jay, but when I read your posts, the always seem to have a negative and rude air about them. Calm down, dude. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 20:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: He's been pushing this down my throat (and, to a lesser, degree, other people's throats, but he's singled me out specifically) since yesterday, ignoring all evidence against his viewpoint, and today he's attacking me directly by saying that I was "lurking" on the page and "pouncing" on his edit, and it's ''my'' posts that have a rude air about them. I hope you can understand if I'm a bit miffed by his attitude. As for his question, a possible etymology is discussed through a page linked on the Wiktionary. For all the references I've seen, they say the gypsy link is likely, but not that there's any evidence of it besides a spelling similarity. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:16, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::: I have utterly, completely conceded to you on the SPELLING issue. That's NOT stuffing anything down anyone's throat. You WON that one, I'm DONE with it. NOW: regarding the Fun Fact, YOU are the one whose tactics evoke an editwar. Not only have you NOT chosen to discuss your knee-jerk, lightning-fast reverts, you have slandered me when forced inoto a discussion. I say again: STUFF it, don't delete it. Why can't you STUFF it? A reasonable person would STUFF it when disagreement on a Fun Fact comes up. I don't have anything to say about Cutepetsrus's accusation of rudeness. Leave me out of that please - it's not my fight. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 20:58, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::: I'm not slandering you - my beef is that you DID force me into a discussion, and then you accused me (and still are accusing me!) of actions I did not take. If you want it STUFFed so badly, then create a user name and STUFF it. I'm not stopping you from doing that. I'll vote against it if you do, but I'm not standing in your way. (Someone ''will'' delete it if you don't create a user name; that's required of STUFF participants.) Often, Fun Facts get comments like "This is really Talk page material," for detractors, which is how I see this debate. Now then, my "lightning fast revert" was me seeing a new edit on Recent Changes, looking at it, noticing that it was an issue that is pretty much cleared up among all of the regulars, and reverting it. The regulars on this Wiki do things like that all the time. You are taking this way too personally - I would have no problem with you if not for all the yelling at me, but we've already discussed this fact (it came up once before you joined in) and decided against. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:05, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::: Where is that discussion, which you claim the "regulars" already had? It's not on '''this''' page. If you're gonna have a secret committee deciding this stuff, don't be surprised or selfrighteous when someone who didn't read the entire editlog comment history puts up something your Star Chamber already nixed. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 21:22, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::: It's in the History of the main article page. I'm not accusing you of being stupid or ignorant or whatever for not reading it; my point isn't that you didn't read it. If you didn't read it, you didn't read it. My point is that it happened. Thus, if you made the edit once, it was forgivable. Understandable, even. And, okay, I thought I had brought it up in the previous conversation (see above); apparently, I was mistaken in that, because I don't see it, and I'm sorry for that. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:29, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I would like to point out that it only makes sense to mention that "gipped" is an ethnic slur if we believe that the Brothers Chap did mean it that way. But as the annony said himself, this meaning might not be obvious to Americans, i.e. the Brothers Chap. Furthermore, they also used the less obvious "gipped" instead of "gypped", giving us even less reason to believe they meant it that way. I myself am not willing to accuse them of ethnic slander on the basis of such brittle assumptions.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:18, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

: I don't agree. It makes sense to mention it because it's a point of cultural significance, not because TBC '''know''' it's a slur or '''meant''' it as such. Furthermore it's an opportunity to educate. I'm not accusing anyone of insensitivity, I'm trying to bring it to light so ignorance isn't perpetuated. If my kid followed Strong Bad's example, I'd want him to know what he's really saying. Same with anyone who reads hrwiki.org. Believe me, countless Fun Facts are far less "notable" and far, far, far more '''obvious'''. And this '''would not''' be the first Fun Fact that TBC might not have known about. Far from it - accepted, notable Fun Facts are '''full''' of stuff that they didn't think of ahead of time. Of course, they're also full of stuff they '''did''' think of. [[User:198.49.180.40|198.49.180.40]] 21:27, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

::I agree with Jay, Trey56, Cute Pets R Us, and Loafing. The fact is it's very unlikely that TBC meant an ethnic slur. I have grown up with this word my whole life and didn't know until very recently (when I needed to know how to spell it) that it had any (possible) connection whatsoever with gypsies. If they didn't mean it other than the standard "swindled", then it's just not notable what the etymology is. Strong Bad calls Strong Sad a dork all the time, but we don't for a second believe that TBC are referring to the real meaning of that word. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:30, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::: Huh, I just looked up "dork" on Wikipedia. I'd heard that etymology before in a webcomic, but I just assumed that it was a joke invented for that comic. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I was going to post what It's Dot com just posted myself. Nearly verbatim. So count me among the "unnotable" camp. To the IP commenter, please feel free to sigh in and STUFF this if you feel it's going to be seen by the user base as useful to the page. In my view, it's pointless to continue this circular debate. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:28, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, this has gone '''way too far'''. Gipped is just a slang term. We don't need to define it. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 22:39, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
The fact remains: unless you (198 or anyone else) can provide a source to support your stance that "gypped" is derived from "gypsy", to counter the [http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gyp1.htm link that has been mentioned several times], then it's ''not'' going to be a Fun Fact... we just don't quote things as ''fact'' that are in question among academics. And no, a link like [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=gyp this one] that just says "probably short for Gypsy" doesn't count... it's just an assertion, no actual evidence, and it still restrains it with "probably". If you do find one then it'll probably go to STUFF, since it becomes just a purely "is this notable" debate, but before then it's a discussion of facts and belongs on a talk page. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 22:51, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::Here's a discussion on possible origins for the word "gyp": http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/8/messages/634.html; it does appear that no one knows just how it came into useage. Odd, for such a relatively recent word. --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:58, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::in regard to the discussion about the word gyp itself, 3 things: the roma came to europe in the 1500, 2. in regard to the servants at the college, they had to get their name from somewhere, possiply it is derived from gypsy itself. 3. gee-up, this is a stupid derivation. they just wanted to continue to use the word and have a non-racial derivation to continue to use it. 4. in regard for its use being recent, and localized to the united states, while the origin of the word gypsy is in england, there is a possible link to early silent films trying to sensationalize things by using contraversial stereotypes. 5. three my lord three!! {{User:Csours/sig}} 03:24, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Interesting. Can you cite sources? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:28, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::nope, not a bit. however, all of those sites list gyp as being 'probably' derived from gypsy, which DOES MEAN that gyp is related to the racial stereotype of gyspies in the public consciousness. well, at leat the public that is conscious of it... btw, do we have any instances of where tbc have changed a toon based on something a fansite wrote about it? {{User:Csours/sig}} 04:15, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Re number 2: I [http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gyp1.htm link to here once again], which says that it comes "from the obsolete French ''jupeau''." As for most sources listing it as "probably from ''gypsy''", Fun Facts with "probably" in them tend to get axed unless they are especially relevant to the toon... and this isn't. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:46, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::sry, i dont read french. also, i agree that this isnt relevent to the toon.{{User:Csours/sig}} 16:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
:yea, if there was any kind of discussion in the email or toon about ethnicity or things like that, this might be a fun fact. as it is, i would consider it ttatot. i DO happen to think that gypped or gipped (as you cant discern a difference between the pronounciations in american english they are the same word to me) is a racial slur against the roma people, but i do not think it is in any way pertinent to the discussion of this email, as most people do not have any idea that there is a real group of people called gypsies or roma. {{User:Csours/sig}} 03:10, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

== Based on the comedy of... ==

I don't think that's just a reference to Jerry Seinfeld. I'm pretty sure that phrase is used on and about other sitcoms centered around a character played by a stand up comedian; I know they say "based on the comedy of Ray Romano" in the credits of Everybody Loves Raymond, and I've heard the phrase "based on the comedy of Bernie Mac" used in regards to The Bernie Mac Show. And then they used the phrase "based on the comedy of Gollum" on Saturday Night Live in the credits of the fictional sitcom "A Hard Hobbit to Break". but that last one's just the cough of a metaphorically dying poster who realizes he only has two barely credible citations for his argument. Then again, these could just be a few isolated events and my comments shall be criticized until destruction. {{User:VolatileChemical/sig}} 02:30, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

:As I wrote that Fun Fact, let me respond. Yes, ELR uses a similar credit. But this credit happens as Strong Bad is in front of a red brick wall. That's a direct reference to ''Seinfeld'', clearly. Why then would the credit be a generic reference when it's deliberately coupled with a specific one? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:48, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

::I've also heard the phrase used for "Home Improvement", "Lucky Louie", "Schimmel", "Everybody Hates Chris", "The George Lopez Show", "I Love Lucy", "Fat Albert" and even "Merv the Perv" on Saturday Night Live. A simple Google search will show anyone that people use this phrase tons of times unrelated to Jerry Seinfeld! It may be a partial reference in the email seeing as the phrase is also used referring to "Seinfeld" but not completely! {{User:VolatileChemical/sig}} 12:30, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

==Live Studio Audience==
Does anyone else feel it's worth mentioning that this is the second time that the claim has been made that Strong Bad Emails are filmed before a live studio audience? Strong Bad said that at the begining of super powers.--[[User:71.14.74.35|71.14.74.35]] 17:49, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

:Second ocurrences usually aren't worth noting. However, something could be added to [[Strong Bad Email]] noting, "Strong Bad's Emails are apparently filmed before a live studio audience, as he says in [[super powers]] and [[theme song]]" or something like that. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 00:30, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

::I'd say "unnotable" at this point. The [[super powers]] line was a one-off, and this one was clearly a reference to TV shows. If it occurs again, perhaps then it'll be notable. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:16, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

== Unaired pilot? ==

The reference to 'the best clips they show are from the un-aired pilot that you'll never see' reminds me of Firefly. The opening sequence of that was filled with clips from the show's pilot which wasn't aired, and Strong Bad is floating in space as he says it, which also resembles Firefly's pilot.

== sorry ==

sorry about that last edit. there was an edit conflict and so i just threw out whatever the other person was trying to do. i'll try to be more careful next time. -- [[User:MechanicalOne|MechanicalOne]] 19:26, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

== period + e = New button? ==

While singing the opening theme, when Strong Bad types the .exe to 'brow-ser', you only hear him hitting the keyboard three times. But, he types in 4 letters. The '.', the two 'e's, and the 'x'.
:I guess he must have typed one of them rather quietly then... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

== Email browser ==

:''The song Strong Bad sings at the beginning and end of this email refers to a "rainstorm in your browser," but e-mail is usually viewed in a separate email client, not a browser. (Although webmail services do exist, Strong Bad does not appear to be using one.)''

This is not a STUFF question, because it's still a question of whether we are interpreting the toon correctly, not whether it's a fun enough fact. Specifically, the issue is whether we believe Strong Bad is referring to himself or us. I believe he's referring to us and our browsers, not his email client. If the consensus of this discussion should be that he's talking about this email client, only ''then'' would it be appropriate to STUFF it to decide whether it's notable enough to list. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:50, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

:I originally deleted that one for the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=theme_song&diff=prev&oldid=354752 exact reasons you cite]. If there's a reasonable way to say something makes perfect sense, it's unreasonable to claim in a Fun Fact it doesn't in another context. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

== Lightbulbs ==

They talk about lightbulbs or show lightbulbs alot in the cartoons. Shouldn't there be a page about lightbulbs? - anon

:For gags like Homestar's love of light bulbs, we generally wait until there are 3 or more instances. As is, with only 2, it's easy enough to mention them on [[long pants]] and here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::light globes get some all time{{User:Csours/sig}} 06:00, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Of course they do. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:20, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

keep cool

PolarBoy — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:40:26 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Remarks */ removed "wet The Cheat" fact. It hangs on the presupposition that The Cheat does not stink. Nobody in the toon seems to have indicated that.

{{sbenav|154|redesign|some kinda robot}}

[[Strong Bad]] explains how he keeps cool in the summer.

[[Image:Keep_cool.PNG|thumb|"Pool Time!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Swimming Pool]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' July 31, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:33

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I'll take you back to a time when e-mail was king! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Oh man,,,</div>
How hot is it right now in Strongbadia? We're boiling over 
here. What do you do to keep cool? 
 
Tom B 
Sunnydale, CA
</blockquote>

''{After "Strongbadia", a record scratches, the screen dims and another Strong Bad appears.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' Note to viewers:

''{Screen cuts to Strongbadia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "SB" is shown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strongbadia.

''{Screen cuts to Bubs' Concession Stand, with a similar cutout for Bubs labeled "bubs".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not this...

''{Screen cuts to Strong Bad's basement, with a cutout of Strong Mad labeled "graw mad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... this...

''{Screen cuts to The Stick, with a cutout of Homestar labeled "ds".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... or this.

''{Cut back to Strongbadia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Just this.

''{Cut back to the still-dimmed Lappy.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' We clear? Now gimme five.

''{The second Strong Bad holds up his left hand, and then disappears as the rest of the screen returns to normal and the original Strong Bad finishes reading the email. He reads "CA" as "Cactus Area."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm not exactly sure how hot it is round here, Tomby. But we do have an old-timey, made-uppy, no-worky way of finding out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad, sleeping on a brick wall. A book labeled "Mr. Chekhov" is next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We carefully place a spoonful...

''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad rise from behind Strong Sad, and Strong Bad places a spoon of sauce on Strong Sad's head.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's disturbing soft-serve flip. And then we just... ask him.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Strong Bad hits Strong Sad, who wakes up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Trundle bed, how hot it is right now?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Current temperature: ninety-seven, ninety-eight degrees. Humidity: twenty-five percent. ''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad slowly start to leave, making a tapping noise as they do.}'' Barometric pressure: thirty point oh five inches mercury. I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce.

''{Strong Sad grabs the spoon from off his head and eats the sauce. Cut to the edge of the wall, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You hear that?! The high nineties!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a paper titled "Monkey D's Summer Tips". The screen cuts to a closeup of the paper.}''

<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Monkey D's Summer Tips 95°-100°=COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!! 90°-95°=Grip n' Glide time,                               Slide n' Slide time 80°-95°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time 95°-100°=Nose time, Hose time 
 </div>

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what that means!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad. Music starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD:''' COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the pool that we've always had... that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!

''{Cut to Marzipan's couch. Marzipan is sitting on it. Homestar Runner pops up in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool time!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Coach Z is leaning on the counter.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Cool time?

'''BUBS:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to the Field, where Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are standing.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{The Poopsmith gives him the thumbs-up. Cut to the Pool. Strong Bad is sitting in the lifeguard's chair. Coach Z walks past in the background with a barrel over him. Bubs floats with inflatable toys on his arms. The Cheat skims across the surface of the water quickly twice. Cut to a closeup on Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, ya little sacks of crap, just so I never have to use this weird foamy thing, ''{He kicks a floatation device hanging from his perch.}'' lemme 'splain the pool rules.

''{A paper reading "POOL RULES" appears. Strong Bad reads along.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to our 'ool. (Notice there is no "Take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way. 

''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a [[Nebulon]] flotation device and testing the water with his foot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.

''{A Nebulon-esque sound is heard as The Poopsmith hangs his head. Cut back to Strong Bad. The Pool Rules sheet returns, and the following rules get added with illustrations as Strong Bad mentions them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Aw, nuts!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And no running, no diving, no swimming.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But that last one is not very widely enforced. But most importantly, after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A and START before re-entering the pool.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, what did you put in this pool water?

''{Strong Bad looks at Marzipan, whose ponytail has a green tinge and the very tip of it is burning away. The burning is slowly making its way up her ponytail, burning it off during the whole scene.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno... chemicals, whatever was under the sink.

''{Cut to a pile of chemical containers and a bottle of Awesome Sauce.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta put chemicals in the pool, right? That's what they say. ''{Pause}'' And that is ''all'' that they say.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{suddenly smiling}'' Well, whatever it is, it's doing wonders for my hair. I can feel it tingling.

''{Cut to stormy clouds, faint flashes of lightning, and the sound of thunder. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in sing-song voice}'' Lightning. ''{in a normal voice}'' You guys know the drill.

''{Cut to Bubs, Strong Mad, and The Cheat leaving the pool}''

'''STRONG MAD and THE CHEAT:''' ''{groans and The Cheat noises}''

'''BUBS''': Man!

''{Homestar Runner, Coach Z, and The King of Town walk through the pool carrying a TV antenna, a barrel and golf clubs, and an umbrella, respectively. They stop in the middle of the pool.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z and THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sighs and groans}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking with Bubs at the lifeguard chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and Kreskin"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?

'''BUBS:''' ''{points toward the diving board}'' Uh-oh! Looks like we should have been playin' "Keep Strong Mad off the freakin' high dive for Pete's sake, man!"

''{Strong Mad jumps off of a high-dive}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAD-ONBALL!


''{Strong Mad takes the shape of a circle and splashes into the water. There is a short pause. Suddenly, all of the water is splashed out of the pool. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad crashes in through the ceiling. Water splashes down on him. He looks up}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. ''{typing}'' Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencilholders... ''{Homestar can be heard in the background}'' stencil folders...

''{Homestar lands on top of Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your ool.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ah... breaky... spiney...

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

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on CA when Strong Bad says "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" to see a menu:

<blockquote>
Cactus Area 
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth" 

(Yes, we know what salsa is now!)</blockquote>

* Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Sad continuing his weather forecast:

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Wind south-southwest at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. ''{the King of Town slowly comes up behind him}'' Baseball games at two and, uh, three. ''{King of Town puts a cherry on Strong Sad's head and pulls out a can of "Lard Wipt"}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's explanation that Strong Badia consists only of the vacant lot he claimed as his own is probably for the benefit of emailers and others who mistakenly think that "Strong Badia", rather than [[Free Country, USA]], is the name for the region where he and the rest of the gang live.
*A [[Wikipedia:Trundle Bed|Trundle bed]] is a low bed on wheels that can be rolled under another bed for storage.
*[[Wikipedia:Ear candling|Ear candling]], also known as ear coning, is a folk remedy performed by using the heat from a lit candle to melt accumulated ear wax and debris.
*[[Wikipedia:Hoisin sauce|Hoisin sauce]] is a type of Chinese dipping sauce made from soybeans, garlic and spices.

===Remarks===
*Surprisingly, at the end, Strong Bad does not complain about his "clavicus majorus", which is where he must have felt the most pain.

===Goofs===
*The 'ool rules sign dosen't have a closing parenthesis.

===Inside References===
*The "ds" on the Homestar Runner cutout probably stands for "Duckshirt" or "Dumbstar", two [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]] Strong Bad has used for Homestar in the past. However, it seems mostly implied that it is a poor phonetic spelling of the word "this", which Strong Bad says as he presents the examples of what Strong Badia is not.
*The Poopsmith uses a [[Nebulon]] floating tube; when Strong Bad tells him that he can't get in the pool, the Nebulon [[Sound Effects|sound effect]] ensues.
*Strong Bad previously fell through the roof in [[pom pom]].
*Graw Mad is a reference to [[the facts]].
*The disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk container]] is the same one found in [[disconnected]].
*Strong Bad's tan lines were first seen in [[lures & jigs]].
*The Cheat looks inflated while in the pool, which may be a reference to [[helium]].
*In the pile of chemicals we can see some "Roach Killa" from [[bedtime story]] and some "Awesome Sauce" mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").

===Real-World References===
*This email was released during an actual heat wave in the [[Wikipedia:2006 United States heat wave|United States]], Canada and much of [[Wikipedia:2006 European heat wave|Europe]].
*Strong Sad's book reads "Mr. Chekhov", a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Russia|Russian]] writer and physician [[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]], as well as [[Wikipedia:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]], a character from [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] who was regularly referred to as "Mr. Chekov" by other crew members.
*The second item on "[[Monkey D]]'s Summer tips" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Slip 'N Slide|Slip 'N Slide]] water toy.
*Strong Bad's advice to "press UP, A and START before reentering the pool" is a reference to the [[Nintendo|NES]] games [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]], [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]], and [[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]], in which the game's progress can be saved or a game progress password would be brought up by pausing (pressing "START") on the first controller and simultaneously pressing "UP" and "A" on the second controller. It is also a reference to the code from Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy in which you enter Up+A+Select on the title screen to play the game in "Extra Mode" where enemy sprites are different and it's harder.
*Einstein and Kreskin refer to [[Wikipedia:Albert_Einstein|Albert Einstein]] (world-famous physicist) and [[Wikipedia:Amazing_Kreskin|The Amazing Kreskin]] (sort-of-famous mentalist).

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|154|9311}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:keep cool

PolarBoy — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:35:37 GMT

PolarBoy: /* DS? */

==DS?==

What do you suppose Homestar's marking as "ds" means? I can think of one that's not family friendly, but other options? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
:My guess is on Dumb Star, or something like that. He previously called Homestar that in an email, I think, but I am not sure. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 19:25, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
::I'm guessing it's a reference to the Nintendo DS. It has been shown again and again that TBC are Nintendo fans. At least, the DS was what I first thought of when I saw that. My two cents. {{User:Alcnolien/sig}} 20:45, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
:::It's almost certainly "duckshirt." That's pretty much a synonym for Homestar, and in [[flashback]], SB uses "Duckshirt" as Homestar's name. [[User:LitigationMattson|LitigationMattson]] 20:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Maybe it's just the "sb" on the Strong Bad cutout mirrored. {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}}
::If that's the case then the "s" would be backwards.

== Baseball reference ==

Strongsad's Easteregg mentioning Baseball could be a reference to the MLB Trade Deadline (which ends in 20 minutes)
:Doubtful - TGS11 had a baseball ref too. I think TBC just like baseball. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:45, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

== Sticklyman's Return! ==
No running, no diving, and no swimming; All represented by the pudding-shoveler himself! --[[User:207.69.139.8|207.69.139.8]] 19:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah, but are you sure it's Sticlyman? Does he have a shovel? Is he into light fighting? Or maybe he's just the typical guy-on-a-sign stick man. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:14, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
:I hate you. My hopes and dreams rise up and you cruelly shoot them down with your harsh words. I will have my revenge, jerk! --[[User:207.69.139.8|207.69.139.8]] 20:22, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
::That was kind'a rude, Qermac, but I suspect a block-in-progress, Mr. IP {{User:Stongbah/sig}} 21:01, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
:::There was nothing rude about what Qermaq said. He was just making the facts obvious.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:44, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

== no clicky on the lappy ==

when you click the lappy's screen, the pressure waves don't show up.

:Sure they do. I just did it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:14, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

::They don't show up after Strong Bad falls through the roof. --[[User:Ragey|Ragey]] 22:41, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

== Up, A, and Start ==

*Does this reference any particular video game? If it were just Up+A, I'd be sure it was a reference to Metroid or both Legend of Zelda games on the NES (using that code on a second controller would save your progress and restart) but I can't think of any games that used Up+A and Start. -- [[User:Frickinsellout|Frickinsellout]] 20:29, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
**You are almost certainly right. In fact, the Up+A on the second controller trick only works when you have paused (pressed start) on the first controller. I'm going to add it to the real-world references section. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:58, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
***I don't think it refers to any video game, he's just making up a cheat code. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 22:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

== Long Pants? ==

Is it me, or is Homestar wearing his 'long pants' in the 'ool? (~InvaderJem)

== Pooling ==

How about the fact that the "pool" had been previously mentioned here [http://www.homestarrunner.com/hs6.html]

:I think that might pass off as a fun fact. Nice find, there! (~InvaderJem)
::See [[Swimming Pool]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

It seems more likely to be the pool from [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
:Was there not also a pool mentioned in [[other days]], when Strong Bad had swim practice? Apparently he's finished them as well as lifeguard training since then. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 23:45, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

== Mr. Chek(h)ov ==

I'm pretty sure this is a double reference to both the writer and the Star Trek character. Yeah, they're spelled differently, but who ever calls Anton Chekhov "Mr. Chekhov"? However, Kirk did call his Chekov "Mr." all the time...

== Progressive progress ==

Is anyone still currently working on the transcript? When I stopped, I took the "inprogress" template off... If whoever's working on it now is going really slowly, that's one thing, but it's kinda rude to leave the template there and just stop. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

== The school aways had an elevator! ==

Is anyone else thinking that this particular line might be a reference to Saved by the Bell? Specifically, that time the school suddenly had an elevator for Zack to deliver Mr. Belding's son in? - [[User:81.157.53.124|81.157.53.124]] 21:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

--I think it is a refrence to that, and many other TV shows where the charecters go to a second floor, basement, pool, etc.

== Einstein and Muffled?==
<blockquote>STRONG BAD: So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and [muffled]"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?</blockquote>
It seems to me that Strong Bad says "Einstein and Kreskin," likely a refrence to [[wikipedia:kreskin |The Amazing Kreskin]].
I'll refrain from changing the article untile there's a consensus. [[User:216.229.35.170|216.229.35.170]] 23:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
:Well, someone just made the edit. Nevermind.[[User:216.229.35.170|216.229.35.170]] 23:33, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

== Inflated The Cheat ==

In regards to the Inside Reference of the Helium email, I'm not certain the cheat is actually inflated, from what I can tell he just seems to be leaning back (or tilting his head up)

== Funny and true ==

It has been hot in Sunnyvale, Ca. I know this because I live there. Unfortunately, I didn't write this one, but I'm glad Strong Bad knows about it. -[[User:Jesselangham|JesseLangham]]

== Ool, not Pool ==

After Homestar crashes through Strong Bad's roof. He says "Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your ool." That's "Ool" not "Pool" as the transcript currently reads. This is in reference to the "There is no P in our pool, please keep it that way" Sign referenced in the toon. -[[User:Jesselangham|JesseLangham]]
: You could have just updated the transcript yourself and explained your reasoning in the summary... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:13, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
:: ....oh yeah...duh... Thanks!

Talk:Summer Short Shorts

PolarBoy — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:47:27 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Some 'splainin' to do? */

==Pom Pom segment==
Anyone want to bet how long it'll take before someone claims this is a Naruto reference? [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 07:41, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:You mean like [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Summer_Short_Shorts&diff=348440&oldid=348439 here?] --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::D'oh! [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 07:44, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I was a bit fast on that one. But somehow you've just proven that it's obviously Naruto :-P {{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:44, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
::::Did any of you notice that part of this segment contradicts the "Strong Bad is in jail catoon"? In the begining of said cartoon, Strong Bad and The Cheat run up to Bub's Concession Stand which is shown right next to the woods. But when Pom Pom does that huge jump in this segment, it appears that Strong Badia is located between the woods and the Concession Stand. Weird o_0. [[User:Scholar of Homestar|Scholar of Homestar]] 15:17, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
::::Obviously Naruto, or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, or House of Flying Daggers, or any other film where people fly through the trees. Actually I'm inclined to say it's more of a reference to live action martial arts because of way Pom Pom hovers above the ground before seems to parody the effect of using counterweight harnesses to give the effect of actors jumping incredibly high. I've never seen any of the ninjas on Naruto do that. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:22, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, it's a reference to Prowlies at the River: http://www.biteycastle.com/prowlies.html
::::::Or it could be any movie/cartoon with lots of jumping through a forrest. as stated above.
Actually-actually ;), I thought people would think it was a Naruto reference because of the backgrounds. Although those backgrounds don't feature in the Naruto show in and of itself, it does feature in Cartoon Network's ads for Naruto, and add that with the ninja references and you'll see how people could get the idea. Without those backgrounds, it's just generic anime martial arts stuff. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 00:42, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
:*I thought the hovering was just because Pom Pom's a floatyman, like in the Yello Dello. I'm glad to see him get some screen time, though![[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

== First forest ==

Is it worth mentioning that this is the first instance of a forest in the standard animation style? [[User:216.232.210.238|216.232.210.238]] 08:07, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:Sure. I mean, that could be the creepy halloween forest during summer, but still...--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 14:09, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

== pi=pie? ==
Does anyone else think the Pi reference in this and weclome back could tie in with the pie running joke?

:I think you got it [http://clampettstudio.com/images/archives/wb/WB1026-PiE.jpg confused]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:17, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

== Eggselent ==

I don't believe that Homestar says "Eggs, can I get you gentlemen..." I think he says the more logical "And". Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:27, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:Definatly sounds like "And" to me. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:34, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
::I leaning towards "And". {{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:18, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Ef=ggs!
::::I think it should read "and", but I just wanted to say yes, I initially wondered whether he was saying "eggs". —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:10, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::Coz I hear a faint S sound on the end and I did the transcription is why. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Raising the Seek Bar... ==

[[Image:LaBrea.PNG|thumb|Seek bars not spake here.]]
Lapper removed the Transcript edit about Cave Strong Bad's feet poking out from under the tar pit. He said it only comes up when you use a Seek Bar. I present to you: exhibit A. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:48, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:I removed it because I checked on that a few hours ago and thought it was only the seek bar. But I did a very sloppy check. You were absolutely right. (btw, I'm not Lapper) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:51, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry. Guess you're not the only one who did a sloppy check. Happens to the best of us. And me, too. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:56, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

== From the front to the back... ==

So these pants we are staring at: Are these from the front or the back? I can't really tell. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 09:25, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:I say the front.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:34, 25 July 2006 (UTC) [[Image:Goodgraphics.PNG|thumb]]
::Back, and thus a double entendre on "end." [[User:68.5.95.211|68.5.95.211]] 12:21, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Nice idea, but the same image is shown in the beginning and in the end.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:23, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
::::Can't Really Tell. -{{User:Homsar7/sig}}

== Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy ==

I think the lyrics for "Brain Sister" are wrong (The trancscriber didn't seem too confident anyway). The line "She's a {mile?} away" sounds like it ends "all day" to me, not "away". Obviously "She's a mile all day" makes no sense at all, So I'm pretty sure that whole line is wrong. Can anybody make it out? [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:26, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:And I don't seem able to manage any more than "She {three syllables} all day". I'm giving up for now. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 16:35, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:I can't quite make it out, but to me it sounds more like "a low-res beauty queen" rather than a "lonely". [[User:67.42.210.44|67.42.210.44]] 20:49, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I think it's something like "{something} texas all day". [[User:Elvis|Elvis]] 20:55, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:I heard "low-res" the first two times, until I read the transcript. It's kinda mushy though, with the background music, so it's hard to tell.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
::I hear "lonely", and "away"... I put in the "She's a {mile?} away" bit, after trying, without much success, to dampen the guitar and such in Audacity... it sounds kinda (to me) like "She's a [[Wikipedia:-izzle|mizz-ile]] away", but I didn't think that fitted with the Limozeen genre... hence the braces and the question mark. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:04, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
:::The two times it says 'And she would never tell you you could do it!' are wrong... I hear something like 'And she remembers how to get to *indistinguishable*!'

== Fries and Catsup ==

Arn't they the same as from the e-mail [[funny]], from the "Computer Catsup" scene?
:Yes, unless you count "computer Catsup" as different. {{User:Steve/sig}} 17:33, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

== Captain Caveman ==

It's not nearly close enough for me to try to suggest that this was intentional, but the spots on Marzipan's cavewoman outfit remind me of the spots on [[Wikipedia:Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels|Captain Caveman]]'s cape. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:54, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

:From looking at [[Wikipedia:Image:Caveman.jpg|that picture]] i see that the cape was orange and the spots were circular. Marzipan is wearing brown and the spots are oddly shaped. Sorry to crush your hopes and dreams, {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:58, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
:(Edit clonflict) Much unlike the spots on [[Wikipedia:Fred Flintstone|Fred Flintstone's]] fashionable outfit of course ;-) I think it's just a caveman cliche.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:00, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

== Winger ==

I would like just to add that the Limozeen song might also be a reference to the Winger song, "seventeen".
Sincerely, Very Anonymous
:Is there any other reason than the title? There are many [[IMDB:seventeen|movies]] having "seventeen" in the title, and I'm sure there are even more songs. [[Wikipedia:Seventeen (song)|Here]] are some, and [[Wikipedia:Sixteen Going On Seventeen|here]] is one more. What makes the Winger song stand out?{{User:Loafing/sig}}

:I have 2 reasons
*1. It says "She's only seventeen"
*2. Winger is a metal band as well, as opposed to the Beatles.
:Sincerely, Anonymous
::I'm still not quite convinced. Actually, after looking at the Limozeen lyrics again, I'm no longer sure the Beatles reference is very obvious. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:42, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

==Some 'splainin' to do?==
Is the Explanation "The Limozeen sequence simulates a laser show" even remotely necessary? What could it possibly be mistaken for? It's like saying "The sequence with Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat simulates eating in a restaurant." -- [[User:69.168.10.233|69.168.10.233]] 02:31, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

: Not necessarily. Some people might not realize it's supposed to be a laser light show, and miss the laser light that is drawing the images behind it. They might think it's a weird art style. *shrug* --[[User:Bleed0range|Omega_Man]] 02:52, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
::It's there mostly to hang the [[Wikipedia:Laser lighting display|link to Wikipedia]], so that, as Omega_Man mentioned, people who don't know what a laser show is can find out. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:55, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I didn't know it was a laser show because I'd never heard that term before. It's useful enough. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 15:36, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
::::Seems ok to me. Not everybody knows what a laser show is (Do they still do those?) And I'll corroborate that I missed the connection until I saw the fun fact. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 22:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

== "Bliiiing"? ==

I coulda swore that Homestar said "Bootleg!" instead of "Bliiiiing!" Sounds a lot like "Bootleg" to me. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 13:40, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
: I'm not sure what Homestar is saying, but it has a long "E" sound, so no "Bootleg". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:51, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
::When originally transcribed, I wrote "budeling" (pronounce as "boo-deh-ling"). Next day I come back, and it's changed, and I'm wondering why... I think it's just nonsense anyway... But I think it has too many syllables to just be "bliiiing". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I hear it as "Wiiiiiiing". {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:59, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I hear it as 'Boodaliiing!', pronounced boo-dah-ling with the ling being stretched out. [[User:Yadaman|Yadaman]] 20:14, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Summer Short Shorts

PolarBoy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:35:40 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy */

Talk:Summer Short Shorts

PolarBoy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:26:54 GMT

PolarBoy: /* From the front to the back... */ Started new thread "Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy"

Talk:Summer Short Shorts

PolarBoy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:22:07 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Pom Pom segment */

Teen Girl Squad Issue 11

PolarBoy — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:10:04 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real-World 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#Grim Reaper|Grim Reaper]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Shirt Folding Store Manager|Shirt Folding Store Manager]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Astronaut|Astronaut]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Raccoon Girl|Raccoon Girl]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Customer|Customer]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Science Fiction Greg|Science Fiction Greg]], {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Tentacle Camera|Tentacle Camera]], [[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, THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{no speech bubble}'' Bye!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' 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 Manager appears in front of So and So. So and So appears terrified}''

'''SHIRT FOLDING STORE MANAGER:''' ''{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 MANAGER:''' ''{interrupting; holding up large name tag labeled Mark}'' Here's your name tag, Mark! Now get to minimum wagin'!

''{An astronaut suddenly appears and punches Shirt Folding Store Manager, So and So looks satisfied}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Meet a fist!

'''ASTRONAUT:''' Ckhk. She killed my dog. ''{Shirt Folding Store Manager 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!

''{Intertitle Guy displays the intertitle "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 ''{points at The Ugly One, while What's Her Face looks surprised}''! 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 an emaciated, feminine raccoon standing on its hind legs, carrying a handbag, and wearing a skirt 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 customer stands beside her.}''

'''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-

'''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!

'''CUSTOMER:''' ''{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 with tentacles floats in from the right.}''

'''LEPRECHAUN STRONG BAD:''' Oooh.... Sho-o-oplifting?

''{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!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Buh-

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' -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! ''{one gets really, '''really''' high-pitched}''

''{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, with stubble on her face.}''

'''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?

''{return to the IT'S OVER! screen}''

== 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]].
*The name "Camp Firstbasawassa" is a reference to summer camps that are named after [[Wikipedia:Native Americans|Native American]] [[Wikipedia:Category:Native_American_tribes|tribes]].
*"Night terrors" are a form of [[Wikipedia:sleep_disorder|sleep disorder]], in which an individual experiences extreme terror during sleep, and a temporary inability to regain full consciousness. Unlike [[Wikipedia:nightmares|nightmares]], night terror episodes are not caused by the perception of a scary event or situation, but a combination of the fear instinct itself and tension or anxiety.

=== Trivia ===
[[Image:Mary-Kate.jpg|thumb|100px|Olsen Twin'd!!]]
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad episode to feature realistic background paper.
*This is arguably the first Teen Girl Squad episode without the [[Arrow'd Guy]] (see [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mrs. So-and-so-erson|Mrs. So-and-so-erson]]).
*The Shirt Folding Store Manager's hair and face come from an [http://mmm-mag.hollywood.com/ M Magazine] article about [[Wikipedia:Mary-Kate Olsen|Mary-Kate Olsen]]. The manager is also wearing pink [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]].
*So And So asking for "smokes" is another reference to [[Smoking|smoking]].

=== Remarks ===
*The customer addresses So and So as "Mark" even though she is not wearing the name tag.
*It is likely that the raccoon girl suffers from [[Wikipedia:Diabetes mellitus type 1|Type 1 Diabetes]], as going too long between [[Wikipedia:Insulin|insulin]] shots can lead to a [[Wikipedia:Coma|coma]].
*"Trés Cutée" is a mock-French expression. "Très" (with the grave accent `) means "very" in French. "Cutée" is not a real French word. 

=== Inside References ===
*"Camp Firstbasawassa" is a reference to [[Making Out|first base]].
*The song mentions selling [[Eggs|eggs]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The page title "11 Division Titles!" likely refers to the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta Braves|Atlanta Braves]], who, at the time of the toon, had won 11 consecutive division titles.
*Canoe Reeves is a reference to the actor [[Wikipedia:Keanu Reeves|Keanu Reeves]].
*"Scha-wing!" and "Not!" are catchphrases from [[IMDB:Wayne's World|Wayne's World]].
*"[[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]].
*''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.
*[[wikipedia:Cosplay|Cosplay]] is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands.
*[[wikipedia:Beholder|Beholders]] are a type of monster prevalent in the [[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]] role-playing game series.
*Camp Counselor Shortshorts' shirt, which reads "Got Camp?" is a reference to the famous U.S. Dairy Board slogan "[[Wikipedia:Got Milk?|Got Milk?]]".
*Campers being killed by maniacs is likely a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th (film series)|"Friday the 13th" film series]].

==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"]]

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Teen Girl Squad Issue 11

PolarBoy — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:29:40 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real World 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.
*In the Easter Egg at the end of the cartoon, Raccoon Girl holds up 9 shots, despite talking about 17 shots.

=== 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 ===
*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]]''.
*[[wikipedia:Cosplay|Cosplay]] is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands.

==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"]]

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Teen Girl Squad Issue 11

PolarBoy — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:29:01 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Real World References */ Added fact about Cosplay

{{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.
*In the Easter Egg at the end of the cartoon, Raccoon Girl holds up 9 shots, despite talking about 17 shots.

=== 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 ===
*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]]''.
*[[wikipedia:Cosplay]] is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands.

==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]]

Items

PolarBoy — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:05:46 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Other Computers */ Added The Cheat's New iMac, do we have a better name for it?

Here is a gallery of items seen and/or used by the [[Characters|characters]]. Some are used frequently while others are seldom seen.
== Computers ==
=== Strong Bad's Computers ===
The computers [[Strong Bad]] has used for his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]], and some more obscure ones.
<gallery>
Image:sbemail1.PNG|<center>'''[[Tandy 400]]'''</center>
Image:sbemail.png|<center>'''[[Compy 386]]'''</center>
Image:sbemail119.PNG|<center>'''[[Lappy 486]]'''</center>
Image:block computer.PNG|<center>'''[[Block]]'''</center>
Image:Office Compy PuppetStuff.jpg|<center>'''[[Office Computer]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Other Computers ===
<gallery>
Image:tangerine dreams.PNG|<center>'''[[Tangerine Dreams]]'''</center>
Image:pompilot.PNG|<center>'''[[Pom Pilot]]'''</center>
Image:Box Computer.PNG|<center>'''[[Box Computer]]'''</center>
Image:Blue Laser Supercomputer.PNG|<center>'''[[Blue Laser Supercomputer]]'''</center>
Image:sfd.png|<center>'''[[The Screen]]'''</center>
Image:Datum Center.PNG|<center>'''[[Datum Center Computers]]'''</center>
Image:New_iMac.png|<center>'''[[The Cheat's New iMac]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Music Players ==
<gallery>
Image:boom box.png|<center>'''[[booOOMbox]]'''</center>
Image:ghettoblastro.png|<center>'''[[Ghetto Blastro]]'''</center>
Image:FlashbackJamBox.PNG|<center>'''[[Jam Box]]'''</center>
Image:Homestar clock radio.png|<center>'''[[Clock Radio]]'''</center>
Image:StrongSadTapePlayer.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Sad's Tape Player]]'''</center>
Image:strongsads ipod screenshot.png|<center>'''[[Strong Sad's iPod]]'''</center>
Image:Ray-Jo.png|<center>'''[[Ray-Jo]]'''</center>
Image:Old Timey Radio.png|<center>'''[[Old Timey Radio]]'''</center>
Image:Seedees.PNG|<center>'''[[SeeDees]]'''</center>
Image:Cheats Record player.png|<center>'''[[The Cheat's Record Player]]'''</center>
Image:Sports Use.png|<center>'''[[Sports Use]]'''</center>
Image:djcheatequipment.png|<center>'''[[DJ Teh C.'s Equipment]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Other Electronics ==
<gallery>
Image:Frank Bennedetto.PNG|<center>'''[[Frank Bennedetto]]'''</center>
Image:mrsbenedetto.png|<center>'''[[Mrs. Bennedetto]]'''</center>
Image:TheBlender.PNG|<center>'''[[Blender]]'''</center>
Image:teebee.PNG|<center>'''[[TeeBee]]'''</center>
Image:Caleb Rentpayer.png|<center>'''[[Telebision]]'''</center>
Image:VCR.PNG|<center>'''[[The VCR]]'''</center>
Image:cellphone.png|<center>'''[[Cell Phone]]'''</center>
Image:Old Answering Machine.png|<center>'''[[Answering Machine|Old-tech Answering Machine]]'''</center>
Image:Marzipans Answering Machine.png|<center>'''[[PhoneTime XL8]]'''</center>
Image:atm.png|<center>'''[[ATM]]'''</center>
Image:Video Camera.PNG|<center>'''[[Home Movie Camera]]'''</center>
Image:lectric boots2.png|<center>'''[['Lectric Boots]]'''</center>
Image:homestarclock.png|<center>'''[[Homestar's Clock]]'''</center>
Image:grabbo arm.png|<center>'''[[Grabbo Arm]]'''</center>
Image:gn robot.png|<center>'''[[Grape-Nuts Robot]]'''</center>
Image:fiendish freddys.png|<center>'''[[Floppy Disk Container]]'''</center>
Image:Cow Lamp.PNG|<center>'''[[Cow Lamp]]'''</center>
Image:Telebision Remote.PNG|<center>'''[[Remote Control]]'''</center>
Image:Telegraph.PNG|<center>'''[[Supra Modern Telegram]]'''</center>
Image:KoT Typing.PNG|<center>'''[[Typing Tutor Turbo]]'''</center>

</gallery>

== Power Tools ==
<gallery>
Image:Strong_Mad_Chainsaw.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Mad's Chainsaw|Chainsaw]]'''</center>
Image:bellybutton.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Bad's Drill|Drill]]'''</center>
Image:Jack Hamma.PNG|<center>'''[[Jack Hamma]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Instruments ==
<gallery>
Image:carol.PNG|<center>'''[[Carol]]'''</center>
Image:Ukulele and Poetry.png|<center>'''[[Marzipan's Ukulele]]'''</center>
Image:cheat keyboard.png|<center>'''[[The Cheat's keyboard]]'''</center>
Image:Bubs with Keytar.png|<center>'''[[Bubs' keytar]]'''</center>
Image:Worshboard.PNG|<center>'''[[Washboard]]'''</center>
Image:keyswordtar_in_action.PNG|<center>'''[[Key-sword-tar]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Clothing ==
<gallery>
Image:blue ones.PNG|<center>'''[[The Blue Ones]]'''</center>
Image:s capitain hat.png|<center>'''[[Captain's Hat]]'''</center>
Image:bowler derby.PNG|<center>'''[[Bowler Hats]]'''</center>
Image:homestardukes.PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar's Daisy Dukes]]'''</center>
Image:Gross old wig.png|<center>'''[[Gross Old Wig]]'''</center>
Image:FairstivalCostumes.PNG|<center>'''[[Halloween Costumes]]'''</center>
Image:HomestarAsCheat.PNG|<center>'''[[Other Costumes]]'''</center>
Image:Ovenmitts.PNG|<center>'''[[Oven Mitts]]'''</center>
Image:homestarpants.PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar's Pants]]'''</center>
Image:Shades.png|<center>'''[[Homestar's Shades]]'''</center>
Image:HRwearingbunnyslippers.png|<center>'''[[Homestar's Slippers]]'''</center>
Image:homestar.PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar_Runner#Homestar.27s_Shirt|Homestar's Shirt]]'''</center>
Image:TragicClownDog.PNG|<center>'''[[Tragic Clown Dog|Tragic Clown Dog Costume]]'''</center>
Image:Dolph Haudhagen The Instruct-TOR.PNG|<center>'''[[Horned Helmet]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Food/Drinks ==

=== [[Galoob|Fluffy Puff]] ===
<gallery>
Image:fpmarsh.png|<center>'''[[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Marshmallows]]'''</center>
Image:fp mayo.png|<center>'''[[Fluffy Puff Mayo|Mayo]]'''</center>
Image:fluffy puff air-puffed sugar delights.PNG|<center>'''[[Fluffy Puff Air-Puffed Sugar Delights|Air-Puffed Sugar Delights]]'''</center>
Image:fluffypuffmalloweens.png|<center>'''[[Fluffy Puff Malloweens|Malloweens]]'''</center>
Image:Fluffy Puff Bitesize Nibblers.png|<center>'''[[Fluffy Puff Bite-Size Nibblers|Bite-Size Nibblers]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Other Foods ===
<gallery>
Image:breadsingalong.png|<center>'''[[Bread]]'''</center>
Image:bronco t.PNG|<center>'''[[Bronco Trolleys]]'''</center>
Image:TheCheatCakes.png|<center>'''[[The Cheatcakes]]'''</center>
Image:sbemail39.PNG|<center>'''[[Cold One]]s'''
Image:Tao Chicken.PNG|<center>'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]'''</center>
Image:PBTC_grumble_cake.PNG|<center>'''[[Grumblecakes]]'''</center>
Image:Ham.png|<center>'''[[Ham]]'''</center>
Image:homestarjr2.PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar Jr.]]'''</center>
Image:homestar ice cream.jpg|<center>'''[[Ice Cream]]'''</center>
Image:melonade.png|<center>'''[[Melonade]]'''</center>
Image:Mountain Dew.png|<center>'''[[Mountain Dew]]'''</center>
Image:pastasalad.png|<center>'''[[Pasta Salad]]'''</center>
Image:Pea-Buried.PNG|<center>'''[[Peas]]'''</center>
Image:bluelazerpizza.PNG|<center>'''[[Pizza]]'''</center>
Image:Potate bag.png|<center>'''[[Potate]]'''</center>
Image:Steak.PNG|<center>'''[[Steak]]'''</center>
Image:Swiss Cake Rolls.PNG|<center>'''[[Swiss Cake Rolls]]'''</center>
Image:Stuffinged Ham and Gravied Yams.png|<center>'''[[Decemberween Food]]'''</center>
Image:awpotatoes.PNG|<center>'''[[The King of Town's Food]]'''</center>
Image:TeddyGraham.PNG|<center>'''[[Minor Foods]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Media ==

=== Movies ===
<gallery>
Image:4actorZ.PNG|<center>'''4actor Z'''</center>
Image:sbemail80.png|<center>'''[[Dangeresque]]''' (film series)</center>
Image:Litigation Jackson.jpg|<center>'''[[Litigation Jackson]]''' (film series)</center>
Image:Lugnut&Squeak.PNG|<center>'''Lugnut & Squeak'''</center>
Image:peasantsquestmovie.jpg|<center>'''[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Peasant's Quest: The Movie]]'''</center>
Image:ponyfights2.PNG|<center>'''[[Pony Fights 2]]'''</center>
Image:TTGBITN.PNG|<center>'''Things That Go Dump in The Night'''</center>
Image:What'sItAllAbout.PNG|<center>'''Whatsit All About?'''</center>
Image:WhinedAndDined.PNG|<center>'''Whined & Dined'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[TV Shows]] ===
<gallery>
Image:The Lil Brudder Show.png|<center>'''[[The Li'l Brudder Show]]'''</center>
Image:scc.png|<center>'''[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]'''</center>
Image:ccommandos.png|<center>'''[[Cheat Commandos|Cheat Commandos Adventures]]'''</center>
Image:sbemail66.PNG|<center>'''[[The Show]]'''</center>
Image:sbemail126.png|<center>'''[[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]]'''</center>
Image:Whaddaya Know Haddi-man.png|<center>'''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]'''</center>
Image:20X6.png|<center>'''[[20X6|Stinko Man K: 20X6]]'''</center>
Image:sbinterview logo.png|<center>'''[[Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum]]'''</center>
Image:Caleb Rentpayer.png|<center>'''[[Caleb Rentpayer]]'''</center>
Image:Mysfit-steries2.PNG|<center>'''[[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Magazines ===
<gallery>
Image:Hundredaire Socialite.png|<center>'''[[Hundredaire Socialite]]'''</center>
Image:nerdularnerdence.gif|<center>'''[[Nerdular Nerdence]]'''</center>
Image:Fretmagic magazine.PNG|<center>'''[[Fretmagic]]'''</center>
Image:huskyheadedboysback2school.PNG|<center>'''[[Husky Headed Boys Back 2 School Catalog]]'''</center>
Image:stupidcoincidencemagazine.PNG|<center>'''[[Stupid Coincidence Magazine]]'''</center>
Image:Scarfgirl.PNG|<center>'''[[Scarfgirl]]'''</center>
Image:Strong Mad and The Cheat TV Time Cover 4.png|<center>'''TV Time'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Books ===
<gallery>
Image:sbemail84.png|<center>'''[[kids' book|Everyone is Different]]'''</center>
Image:worldly record book.png|<center>'''[[Count Longardeaux's Book]]'''</center>
Image:lemcover.jpg|<center>'''[[Bookazon.com|This Book is Better Than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base]]'''</center>
Image:TTOM_One.PNG|<center>'''How to play [[Three-to-One Marny]]'''</center>
Image:Beverlybooks.png|<center>'''Books authored by [[Beverly Sportsinterviews]]'''</center>
Image:That Time of Year.png|<center>'''[[That Time of Year]]'''</center>
Image:Fishwasdelish.PNG|<center>'''[[The Fish was Delish and it made Quite a Dish!]]'''</center>
Image:Comeback.PNG|<center>'''[[More like You write a book about comeback jokes, NERD!!]]'''</center>
Image:Sbemail146.png|<center>'''Strong Bad [[pop-up]] book'''</center>
Image:BooksinRampageEmail.PNG|<center>'''[[Authorless Books]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Computer Programs ===
<gallery>
Image:edgarthevirushunter.PNG|<center>'''[[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]]'''</center>
Image:takeabreak.PNG|<center>'''[[take-a-break.exe]]'''</center>
Image:main22.PNG|<center>'''[[The Virus]]'''</center>
Image:edgajr.png|<center>'''[[Edgar#Edga Jr.|Edga Jr.]]'''</center>
Image:dating sim XR.png|<center>'''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]'''</center>
Image:duckpondatari.png|<center>'''[[Duck Pond]]'''</center>
Image:fishinggame.PNG|<center>'''[[Fishing Challenge '91]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Products ==
<gallery>
Image:Ab-Abber 2000.png|<center>'''[[Ab-Abber 2000]]'''</center>
Image:s_shoe_box.png|<center>'''[[Freshley's]]'''</center>
Image:r Menu.PNG|<center>'''[[Grout Clean'r]]'''</center>
Image:hamburger shampoo.png|<center>'''[[Hamburger Shampoo]]'''</center>
Image:Jimmyshobbykit.PNG|<center>'''[[Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kit]]'''</center>
Image:jobars headache medicine.PNG|<center>'''[[Jobar's Big Ol' Headache Medicine]]'''</center>
Image:pencil moistener.png|<center>'''[[King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener]]'''</center>
Image:Portly_Washboy.gif|<center>'''[[Portly Washboy Fancy Laundry Paste]]'''</center>
Image:Roach killa.png|<center>'''[[Roach Killa!]]</center>
Image:SBLOUNSKCHEDbar.png|<center>'''[[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]]'''</center>
Image:School Paste.PNG|<center>'''[[School Paste]]'''</center>
Image:Super mud.png|<center>'''[[Super Mud]]'''</center>
Image:Cloitsterizer.PNG|<center>'''[[The Cloitsterizer]]'''</center>
Image:yella paint.png|<center>'''[[Paint]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Weapons ==
<gallery>
Image:bigknife.png|<center>'''[[Big Knives]]'''</center>
Image:bubs shotgun.png|<center>'''[[Bubs' shotgun]]'''</center>
Image:heavy lourde.png|<center>'''[[Heavy Lourde]]'''</center>
Image:StalkerSpray.png|<center>'''[[Stalker Spray]]'''</center>
Image:Nunchuck Action.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Bad's Nunchucks]]'''</center>
Image:keyswordtar_in_action.PNG|<center>'''[[Key-sword-tar]]'''</center>
Image:JRBRR.PNG|<center>'''[[Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Misc. ==
<gallery>
Image:aldi bag.png|<center>'''[[Aldi Bag]]'''</center>
Image:lighter1.png|<center>'''[[BMW Lighter]]'''</center>
Image:watersoupcans.png|<center>'''[[Can of Water Soup]]'''</center>
Image:cinderblock.jpg|<center>'''[[Cinderblock]]</center>
Image:Clapperboard.PNG|<center>'''[[Clapperboard]]'''</center>
Image:Credenza.png|<center>'''[[Credenza]]'''</center>
Image:Crisperdrawer.PNG|<center>'''[[Crisper drawer]]'''</center>
Image:gremlin homestarloween.png|<center>'''[[Gremlin]]'''</center>
Image:Homestarposter.PNG|<center>'''[[Hanging Objects]]</center>
Image:Lord_Quackingstick.PNG|<center>'''[[Lord Quackingstick]]'''</center>
Image:No Loafing Sign.png|<center>'''[[No Loafing Sign]]'''</center>
Image:spoon.png|<center>'''[[Orange Tupperware]]'''</center>
Image:finetimepermamarker.png|<center>'''[[Permanent Marker]]'''</center>
Image:stopsign.png|<center>'''[[Stop Sign]]'''</center>
Image:fondue pot.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot]]'''</center>
Image:Glowstick.PNG|<center>'''[[The Cheat's Glowsticks]]'''</center>
Image:Thedenzel.png|<center>'''[[The Denzel]]'''</center>
Image:grill.PNG|<center>'''[[The King of Town's Grill]]'''</center>
Image:close Paper.png|<center>'''[[The Paper]]'''</center>
Image:Sbemail138.PNG|<center>'''[[The Proud Anselmo]]'''</center>
Image:Space Machine.PNG|<center>'''[[The Space Machine]]'''</center>
Image:TheStick.png|<center>'''[[The Stick]]'''</center>
Image:Tony_Stony_2.png|<center>'''[[Tony Stony]]'''</center>
Image:trivia time jar.PNG|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Trivia Time|Trivia Time]]''' cookie jar</center>
Image:wagon fulla pancakes.PNG|<center>'''[[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]'''</center>
Image:Whatsit Blob.PNG|<center>'''[[Whatsit]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Store]]

[[Category: Lists]][[Category: Items|*]]

Weclome Back

PolarBoy — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:26:07 GMT

PolarBoy: /* Remarks */ STUFFing a remark

{{toonnav|Big Toon|weclomeback|A Folky Tale|The King of Town DVD}}
[[Image:Weclome Back.PNG|thumb|"What is it, like, mid-May or something?"]]
Homestar and the gang all reflect on their summer vacation.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, [[Eh! Steve]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Topiary Garden]], [[The Island]], Glutton Camp's Obstacle Course, An Airplane

'''Date:''' July 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:37

'''Page Title:''' Your dreams were your ticket out...

==Transcript==
''{A closeup of a time clock attached to a telephone pole. A time card is punched in. The words "Weclome Back" are shown, and flash various colors. Pull out to see Bubs holding a cup of coffee, in front of a table with styrofoam cups and an urn, in the Field. Marzipan enters and also punches in.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hello, Marzi-person! Welcome back.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, howdy, stranger!

'''BUBS:''' Stranger? I'm Bubs, remember?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unimpressed}'' Uh, I know. It's a joke.

'''BUBS:''' That's hilarious. How was your vacation?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was tout de suite! I took the Cool Tapes on a midwestern tour ''{the tour map pops up}'' of bead shops and topiary gardens.

''{Cut to a topiary garden; Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing in the band}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing}''
:Cool tapes are cool, and we're better than ever,
:Cool tapes are cool, 'cause we're light as a feather.
:Keep it down with that real cool flavor,
:Me and The Cheat and our bass player.
:Rockin' the spot.
:Yeah, we're rockin' the spot.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks, jah! And don't forget we've got cool 7-inches for sale over at our merch table.

''{Cut to the merchandise table. Homsar is standing on it, it has a sign reading "Merch Masala" and another reading "Steven Inches $π"}''

'''HOMSAR:''' I'm a little light in the leftovers!

''{Homsar's hat flies off the left of the screen, and comes back on from the right and settles on his head. Cut back to Bubs and Marzipan at the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I bet you drove the shape-ed plants wild.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, they were way into it. So what did you do?

'''BUBS:''' I drove my baloney sandwich truck down to the beach.

''{Cut to the tropical island. Bubs's "Baloney Sammich Truck", which resembles an ice-cream truck, doesn't quite fit, and the rear wheels are in the water.}''

'''BUBS:''' Baloney! Come on, people! Come on, palm tree! I'm-tryingtosellabaloneysammich!

''{An Atari seagull flies past.}''

'''BUBS:''' You shut your face!

''{Cut back to the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I sold exactly zero baloney sandwiches!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well that's great!

'''BUBS:''' Yeah, it was pretty much my best summer ever.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walks in}'' Same here. I spent two glorious weeks at Gluten Camp. I learned more about this oft-misunderstood plant protein than I ever thought possible.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' What''eva!'' ''{puts a time card in the time clock}'' I was across the lake at Glutton Camp. And we challenged those pansies to an obstacle course!

''{Cut to the obstacle course, pan across to see Strong Sad and the King of Town stuck in two tire swings.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, should we call it a draw?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hecks no! I got stuck in here 10 minutes before you!

''{Pan across to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Let's go, Glorten Camp! Glorten Camp is pain and scranin' on yous!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah? Well while you slo-mos were slounching around on your haunchy laurels, I was checking the most amazing email of my career!

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, holding the Lappy, on a plane. Screen markers and a recording light are visible, as though viewed through a camcorder. Strong Bad leans in and adjusts the focus.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Lappy, when I mash record on that camera, we're gonna perform the world's first death-defying midair SBEmail check! We'll make the cover of all the latest blogs! Now, are you psyched?! I'm psyched, are you psyched?!? OK, 3! 2! 1!

''{Strong Bad leans in and presses a button on the camera. Cut through static to Strong Bad standing on the ground. The camera drops to the ground and slowly falls over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, the believing is hard to be doing, because that was so incredible! We met so many celebrities in midair! And the part with the ''Narwhal'' ''{said "Nar-wayel"}'' was ''so'' illegal.

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, back at the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, cuh-rap! What am I, your dad? I can't believe I pulled the old "mash Stop when you think you're mashing Record and mash Record when you think you're mashing Stop" routine on myself.

'''MARZIPAN:''' But if we've all been on vacation, who's been taking care of the website?

''{Homestar Runner walks in, tired, wearing a dressing gown, a nightcap and [[Nebulon]] slippers, with a cinnamon 5 o'clock shadow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' What's up, my brothers? Let no one say the Homestar Runner don't know how to nap. What is it, like mid-May or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, try "early July."

''{Zoom in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I slept through June!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yup.

''{Zoom in even tighter.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! Bet Agatha Christie would never sleep through June... neither would Angela Lansbury.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't they the same person?

'''BUBS:''' Yeah.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yep.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think they are.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, they definitely are.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, it's settled then. Now, what's this I hear about some of you guys sleeping through June? I'll let it slide this time, but June-sleepers will not be tolerated from this day henceforth. Now, whose turn was it to bring the doughnuts?

'''EVERYONE:''' Yours.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I'll let it slide this time, but doughnut-rememberers will dough-not be tolerated from now on. All right, everybody, everybody. It's time to get this www-dot-show back on the road-dot-com. Now, places! And...

''{Cut to everyone standing in front of a plain blue background. The words "everybody, everybody" appear in front of them. The music from the Intro page plays.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody!

==Easter Eggs==
* In Homsar's scene, click on the "Steven Inches" sign to see a "The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve" album cover. On the bottom it lists the songs ''Sweet Cups and Cakes'' by Wheelchair Man, ''Eh, Steve's Dream'' by Eh, Steve!, and ''Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues'' by Fresh Juice.
* When the King of Town first appears, click on his crown to see his "I'm with Glutton Camp" T-shirt.
* Click on the left "everybody" at the end of the toon to see what Pom Pom and The Poopsmith presumably did during their summer vacation.
:''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are both leaning on the palm tree on the deserted island. They are both wearing sunglasses. After a few moments, a thought cloud appears and reveals that Pom Pom is thinking of a baloney (or bologna) sandwich. Another one appears shortly afterwards and shows that the Poopsmith is too.}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*This toon refers to the real-life vacation that [[The Brothers Chaps]] took in the late spring/early summer of 2006, during which time the site went nearly seven weeks (48 days) without a major update (there were various minor updates during this period, but no toons).
*The Baloney Truck is a spoof on the [[wikipedia:Ice_cream_truck|Ice Cream Truck/Van]], which is popular in some parts of the world.
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] and [[Wikipedia:Angela Lansbury|Angela Lansbury]] are, in fact, not the same person. Christie was an English crime fiction writer and Lansbury is an English-born American actress most famous for her role (as a crime fiction author) on [[Wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]. Lansbury however did play Christie's fictional sleuth [[Wikipedia:Miss Marple|Miss Marple]] in the movie adaptation of Christie's [[Wikipedia:The Mirror Crack'd|The Mirror Crack'd]].

===Trivia===
*The time card reads:
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; font-face: monospace"
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C; font: bold 100% sans-serif"
! style="width: 5em" | IN: !! style="width: 5em" | OUT:
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " |   ||  
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " |   ||  
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 8:03 || 5:54
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 9:21 || 6:03
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 12:02 || 5:58
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:56 || 6:23
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 8:03 || 5:54
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|}
[[Image:Cool tapes tour.png|thumb|Cool Tapes' June 2006 tour]]
*The Cool Tapes tour goes through East Westerburg, Beadsburg, Bead Store City, Sculpted Busheton, New Beadshop, Topiarianapolis, Beeeeeds and Tope Gardens. Other towns on the map are Northtime, Pantsburg, Shoigut, Thuxtable and The Slickster.
*There are trees in the topiary garden shaped as an ice-cream cone, [[Trogdor]], a tree stump, and [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]].
*According to the sign on the side of Bubs's truck, he's selling:
**"Gumball Surprise"—A baloney sandwich with a purple gumball on top.
**"Open Smiley Face"—An open baloney sandwich with a smiley face drawn on it in mustard.
**"I Heart Baloney"—A baloney sandwich with heart-shaped bread.
**"Dog Food"—A baloney sandwich with bone-shaped bread.
**"It's Not a Real Popsicle"—A baloney sandwich with popsicle-shaped bread.
**"Inside Out"—A piece of bread between two slices of baloney.

===Remarks===
* Strong Bad's parachute apparently has no straps, though he may have donned it after accidently "mashing" stop.

===Inside References===
* Pantsburg is one of the [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|places Strong Bad visited]] on his [[vacation]] and one of the places in [[Limozeen]]'s [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|Zeenin' Across the Country tour]].
* When Strong Bad says "I can't believe I pulled the 'Mash stop when you think you're mashing record, and mash record when you think you're mashing stop' on myself" is a reference to [[Mashing_Go|mashing go/play on something]]
* The Atari seagull is from [[huttah!]]
* Marzipan's [[Cool Tapes]] band comes from [[Cool Things]].
* The toon's title includes [[Unusual Greetings#Weclome|Weclome]].
* Homestar's slippers resemble [[Nebulon]].
* Bubs' "Baloney Sammich Truck" has a [[Marshie]] look-alike sandwich on the top.
* Bubs pronounces "shaped plants" the same way Strong Bad and Teenage Homestar pronounced "striped pants" in [[highschool]].
* One of the places the Cool Tapes band visits is East Westerburg. Westerberg (spelled slightly differently) was visited in [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], and it was to the east of the player's starting location.
* Pom Pom is wearing [[Dangeresque Too]]'s sunglasses.
* In addition to the two ropes attaching the tire swings to the tree at the obstacle course, a third rope hangs from the sky and sways gently, as did the rope featured in [[A Folky Tale]].
* The "Gumball Surprise" is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

===Real-World References===
*The city "The Slickster" (as seen on the Cool Tapes tour map) is a reference to former WWF manager Kenneth Johnson, who's ring name was Slick and often called "The Slickster" by the commentators.
*The city of "Thuxtable" is a reference to Theo Huxtable, a character on The Cosby Show. Theo Huxtable was previously mentioned in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], when Coach Z dressed up like him.
*The design of the Cool Tapes Marzipan amps are based on the design of the classic Marshall amp, as seen in [[different town]].
*A Vlog is a Video Blog, made popular by Youtube.com, a short video of the host sharing a part of their lives.
*The page title references the theme song from the sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' ("Welcome back / Your dreams were your ticket out...").
*Athletic competitions between summer camps occupying the same campground are common in family movies and cartoons.
*The "Freewheelin' Eh! Steve" album cover is a reference to Bob Dylan's early album, "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan."
*Homestar's shirt is a reference to the movie ''[[IMDB:tt0088258|This Is Spinal Tap]]'', in which [[Wikipedia:Nigel Tufnel|Nigel Tufnel]] is seen wearing the same shirt featuring a green ribcage and later remarks "This is what I sleep in sometimes".
*The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" is likely a ''[[IMDB:tt0088258|This Is Spinal Tap]]'' reference as well, since "Cups and Cakes" is the name of a Spinal Tap song.
*Strong Mad's violin styled bass bears a resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] bass played by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. However Strong Mad plays right handed, while Paul is a lefty.
*Strong Bad's Narwhal reference is a reference to the popular internet game [http://www.spinnerdisc.com/narwhaldiving.html Narwhal Diving] at the website [http://www.spinnerdisc.com Spinnerdisc.com].
*The sign on the merchandise table that reads "Merch Masala" might be a reference to the 1985 Hindi movie [[Wikipedia:Mirch Masala|Mirch Masala]]
* Marzipan referring to Strong Mad simply as "Our bass player" is a reference to the film ''That Thing You Do!'', about a fictional rock band in the 60s. The bass player in the group is always reffered to and listed in the credits as simply "The Bass Player" (Although in a short segment discussing what happened to the members of the group afterwards, he is called "T.B Player"

==External Links==
*[[HR:weclomeback.html|watch "Weclome Back"]]
*[[HR:weclomeback.swf|view the Flash file for "Weclome Back"]]
*[[Forum:8992|forum thread re: "Weclome Back"]]

[[Category:Toons]]

Talk:Integral Article

PolarBoy — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:30:03 GMT

PolarBoy: /* The Unguraits? */

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==Keep==

Do we need this article? It is thuroghly obvious that these characters have '''the''' as a part of their first name. Perhaps if this is not noted in each of the named characters' transcripts, then it should be added, but I fail to see why this is a necessary article. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:52, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

:Lets try to clean this up a little bit, then see if it is needed. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 20:52, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

::Okay then. Let's clean this article up. Don't forget to wash where the sun don't shine. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:58, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, I created this article, and I don't know how to use pictures, so it was sort of messy. Thanks for cleaning that up for me. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:16, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

:I don't see a need for this article. Of all the people in the to-do list below and on the page, the only ones that really stand out are The Cheat (and his variations), The Poopsmith, The Paper, and The Homestar Runner. All the rest seem to be general descriptions. The information contained in this article is already on the various pages. Does concentrating it all here really help? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:13, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Oh come on. Please don't delete it! It's clearly a running gag because 8-10 people/things have that "the" in their name. It's just happened with so many things that you can't just ignore it! -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 19:56, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

:I have no plans to delete it unless there is a consensus to do so. In the meantime, why don't you clean it up to improve its chances of making the cut. Focus on those people you feel are legitimate. But note: ''things'' should be in the list at all. It's completely natural to refer to a thing using a definite article. For example, you would say, "Are you going to ''the'' mall later?", but that doesn't make "the" part of its name. Likewise, they call it ''the'' Stick because it's the only one. The only places where this running gag is noteworthy are in cases like: "Hey, The Cheat, make me some breakfast." In real life, you wouldn't normally address someone like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:06, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

::By the way, I just realized where The Stick ''is'' addressed that way: [[labor day]]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:20, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

:Okay, I will. I'll have to figure out how to do that and find out exactly how many people apply to this now, but I hope I can save this thing. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 20:19, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

(humoungous sigh)....Oh well. Excluding PseudoCharacters like It's Dot Com over there said, and The Cheat (whose definite article was noted on his character page), all I came up with was The Strong Man, The Homestar Runner, and The Sneak (The Cheat related). If you note somewhere on the Old-Timey page that those guys share the definite article factor, you can delete it. I'm okay with it. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 20:33, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

:<s>So..... this thing seems like............ we dont need it. It seems kinda stupid. Just my opionion. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 20:37, 26 October 2005 (UTC)</s>

:Gee, thanks for pointing out the obvious, Mr-or-Ms-Points-Out-The-Obvious. I think we've already established the fact that my article is stupid and needs to be deleted. Don't make me feel worse! -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 20:49, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

:Okay, I have two things to say. One, sorry for yelling at you Bubsty. I was extremely ticked off at the moment. That wasn't nice. And two, will this be deleted or won't it? I don't know. By the discussion above, it seems like someone would've gotten around to deleting it if they really wanted to. But there hasn't been action for days, so I'm kind of puzzled. I want it to stay, personally, but let's not leave ourselves out in the dark, alright? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 18:02, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

::Hey, cool! After six days of talking to myself on the article here, I guess the page won't be deleted! Of course, if that's the case, why is it still pending deletion? I guess I'll just take it off of the list, then! Here I go!-[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:08, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
:::Wait, don't take the tags off just yet. We haven't reached a consensus. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::::I was bluffing. And just being strange. I don't even know how to take the tags off. How long does it take to reach a consensus? STUFF takes two weeks. Does that apply to this, too? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:16, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::Here, it's just when most of us agree. I think. If an admin came around right now, it might help to ask them. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::::::This can probably stay for a while and see if it's useful. I just linked to it from another page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:06, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
::::::Sorry Brightstar. That was an edit I made when I was a boring new person and didn't know anything. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:55, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Sorry if this is a little late, but that's okay. I'm not offended.-[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:30, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

==To-do list==
<s>''The Barbershop Trio, The Bossman, The Dapper Swindler, The Demon, The Football Player, The Ghost, The Guys, The Kaiser, The Announcer, The Yello Dello, The Sad Kids, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, The Knight, The Hornblower, The Bishop, The Blacksmith, The Little Chef Guy, The Umpire, The Robot, The Grape Fairie, The Prince of Town, The Jolly Dumple, The Stick, The Goblin, 20X6 The Cheat, The Angel, The Popular Vote, The First Decemberween, The Deathly Pallor, The Thnikkaman, The Red and Blue Knights, The Three Keepers of Trogdor, The Worm, The Dancing Brothers, The Mayor, The Townsfolk''</s>

I don't think that all of the characters currently listed in the comments are appropriate for this page. I think that just a name starting with "the" is not the same as having "The" as an actual PART OF the name. For instance, "The King of Town" is addressed directly as "King of Town" whereas "The Cheat" is almost always "The Cheat" i.e. "Hi King of Town" vs. "Hi The Cheat!" {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:35, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

:I agree. The Red and Blue Knights, the Mayor, and the Townsfolk sound more like general descriptions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:46, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

I agree with the previous comments.. Let's only put the ones on there that we have actually confirmed have the definite article there (i.e. someone has actually said something to them like "Hey, The Cheat"). The Stick, The Thnikkaman, and The Poopsmith are the only ones on that list I have confirmed so far. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 23:42, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Anything that has not been officially named, but has a "The" in its wiki-name should not be included on this page (The Worm, The Angel, The Demon...). Anything that has a natural "the" in it should not be on the page either (The Townsfolk...). —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:44, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== Why Strong Man? ==

Why is Strong Man on this page? What definite article does he have? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 23:51, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
:He is always referred to as The Strong Man whenever someone talks about him. It's kind of a gray area. Much like this page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:54, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I just looked at the Strong Man page. You're right. And changing the name of the gallery picture was a smart idea. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]]

== A note on The Stick. ==

The Stick should count as a definite article, as in [[origins]], Strong Bad types it as 'The Stick', a proper noun. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

== The Ugly One ==

I went ahead and added [[The Ugly One]] to this list in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], which introduced [[Manolios Ugly One]]. Manolios's name suggests that his daughter's first name is "The" and her last name is "Ugly One". In addition, I believe she's been referred to as "The Ugly One" in a sentence once or twice, like "The Ugly One, you can go here". Specific references fail me at the moment, however. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:54, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
:Reference confirmed: In Issue 10, Strong Bad puts himself in the toon to make out with her, and his line is "Why, hello, '''The Ugly One''', you're looking so makey-outy tonight." {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:58, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
::It was confirmed before then in [[theme park]], I believe. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:41, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, you're pwobabwy wight. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:46, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== I think I has the solution ==

I like the concept behind this article, but first I'm going to explain at excruciating length what's fatally wrong with it, and then I'll show you how I'm going to fix it.

What I like is a page, particularly in the Running Gags category, explaining how certain names include "The" in constructions where an article would be grammatically inappropriate. This is a feature of the Homestarniverse that is both somewhat pervasive and reasonably unique, thus worth noting.

However, the phrase "The Definite Article" seems to have been latched onto as a label for this, and that's wrong and confusing. You barely have to read [[Wikipedia:Article (grammar)|Wikipedia's Article article]] to realize that, in English, ''any'' grammatical instance of the word "the" is a definite article. And here we're talking about ''non''-grammatical uses of "The". An article that is not grammatical is scarcely an article at all. I've seen this referred to on the wiki as the "The Cheat Rule", which I like far better because it's more self-describing—this is one of The Cheat's defining characteristics, after all—and because of the apropos doubling of the "the".

The larger problem with this page is it seems to have missed the point. It describes the phenomenon, and then proceeds to list ''every'' name that ever had a "the" attached to it, which is completely different and completely unnoteworthy. Just because someone like The Poopsmith is referred to with a definite article frequently—even if the article is capitalized in writing—that does not subject them to the The Cheat Rule because it is not ''necessarily'' treating the article as integral to their name. It's no different from The Flash, Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen, or many other instances throughout our language and culture where someone or something is frequently named with an article.

What makes The Cheat and his fellow subjects to the Rule different is that the article is included ''in defiance of the rules of grammar'', something that (to my knowledge) never happens to Bruce Springsteen. For example, the usage "my very own The Cheat" is grammatically bizarre. The Poopsmith, in contrast, has broken the Rule explicitly a number of times, such as the KoT's claim in his own character video that he "employs a Poopsmith".

Of course, this is complicated by the fact that TBC are not necessarily consistent with their application of the Rule, as evidenced on Strong Bad's epitaph: "kicking Cheats in the hereafter". It's also complicated by the fact that instances of a name that confirm the Rule and instances that break the Rule are generally outnumbered by instances that do neither. So it's not always clear whether a given name is subject to the Rule. You have to analyze each appearance case-by-case. But here's a guide.

Use of an article (definite or indefinite) in any of the following contexts where an article is grammatically incorrect confirms that the The Cheat Rule is being applied:
*When someone or something is being addressed directly by name (i.e., the name is in the [[Wikipedia:Vocative case|vocative case]]). "High five, The Stick!"
*Following another article. "Out poured...a The Cheat!"
*Following an [[Wikipedia:Adjective|adjectival]] or [[Wikipedia:Possession (linguistics)|possessive]] phrase. "The Foul Stench of Wet The Cheat" "My very own The Cheat!"
*Following a number or other quantifier. "500 The Cheats"
*Very tricky: When the name is plural and it clearly refers to a general population, ''not'' to a specific group. For example, suppose Strong Bad's epitaph had read, "kicking the Cheats in the hereafter" (and we pretend for now that capitalization doesn't matter). If he meant some squad of four or five Cheats that we had met previously, this would explicitly break the Rule. (To apply the Rule in this situation, he would have had to use something like "kicking those The Cheats".) If he meant "The Cheats" as a species he would generally kick, it would confirm the Rule.

Any other appearance of an article is grammatically acceptable (although I'm sure someone will think of a few cases I didn't), and thus inconclusive as far as the Rule is concerned. Of course, for an instance to ''break'' the Rule, the expected article simply has to be omitted when grammar rules require it to be omitted. So "I don't lets the Poopsmith near it" and "They've stolen my Poopsmith" are both grammatically acceptable (at least as far as articles are concerned); as applications of the Rule, the first sentence is inconclusive while the second one breaks it.

So the proper role of this page, if you ask me, is a list of ''only'' those names that have had the The Cheat Rule applied to them in at least one ''confirmed'' instance, which wipes out the majority of the current list. However, since the title of the page is also inappropriate, I'm not going to bother editing it. I'm going to make a [[Integral Article|new page]] based on this one, open it up for comments, and, if public opinion permits, eventually turn this page into a redirect. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 16:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

:This page suffered severe scope creep somewhere along the way. I believe [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Definite_Article&oldid=249387 this] is the last version of the article to adhere to the true intent. So I think you're on to something. I don't think, however, that "The Cheat Rule" should be the name of the article. I do see your point about "Definite Article", though. How about "Ungrammatical Definite Article" or "Extra The" or something? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:07, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

::Personally, my favored alternate was "Integral Article". Note that the same rule ''could'' be applied to an indefinite article, although I don't think there is currently a real example of this. Imagine Strong Bad solidifying the phrase "a cold one" by saying, "Pom Pom, get your... nub... off my a cold one." --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 19:04, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

:My primary objection to [calling this page "The Cheat Rule"] is the title. I've never heard of this (or anything else) referred to as "The Cheat Rule," and I don't think we should make up arbitrary terminology. If there's some precedent that I'm missing, however, please educate me. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 17:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

::There's a slight precedent. The phrase is used in the Remarks for the [[replacement]] email. It appears to have been coined by [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]], the original author of that page. I chose it as an alternative to "Definite Article" for the reasons stated above, and also as a tongue-in-cheek nod to "No rule is solid" from The Cheat's [[Yearbook Character Page]]. I'm not terribly attached to it, but keep in mind we're talking about a usage that has no official name in linguistics because it doesn't conform to proper grammar. And TBC have never, to my knowledge, acknowledged it with a specific term. We ''have'' to make up arbitrary terminology. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 19:35, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

:::Still, "The Cheat Rule" was coined by us, not them. Even though The Cheat is the most visible member of the club, it seems like the name should be more generic. Other possibilities: "The Names", "Names that begin with The", "Names that always begin with The", "Integral The", "Integral 'The' Names". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:04, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Names requiring the definite article? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::I kinda like "Names beginning with 'The'" the best. Although all of these suggested page titles are pretty awkward sounding. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 20:15, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Even more: "Integral Definite Article", "Integral Initial Definite Article", "Integral Initial The". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Like I said, this usage could work with an indefinite article almost as easily as the definite article, so I object to hanging onto that "Definite Article" label. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 20:18, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::I know we want to keep ourselves flexible, but why should we design our title around what ''might'' happen versus what ''has'' happened? They seem pretty committed to the "The" construction, and being specific in the title describes their practice better. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:22, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
It ''has'' - A Mighty Warrior. I agree, "Names beginning with an article" might be best. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:40, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
::I'm not aware of any use of "A Mighty Warrior" to date that was ungrammatical, but he does appear to be one step away. I fear "Names beginning with an article", because it almost invites the inclusion of irrelevant names that I just fixed. There are lots and lots and lots of names that generally start with an article. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 21:18, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Since the discussion about the page name petered out without a consensus or any action, but there is some agreement that "Definite Article" is insufficient, I'm going to "be bold" and move it to "Integral Article". And I'll clean up some of the wording to fit that. If you're not happy with the change, let's keep wranglin'. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:41, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== An Ice Machine ==

Shouldn't "An Ice Machine" from the Stinkoman game be added? He or it is refered to with the article.
:An interesting question. The only place the name appears is in the [[Stinkomanual#Boss 7 - An Ice Machine|Stinkomanual]], right? He doesn't fit the grammatical guidelines above, but since the article appears in two places (the page header and the quote source) where you would expect to see a bona fide name, I would say he merits a mention. Thanks! My distaste for "definite article" has now been vindicated! --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 23:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

== Another instance of a lowercase "the" for The Cheat ==

[[Image:Strong Mad and The Cheat TV Time Cover 4.png|thumb|Strong Mad hugging "the" Cheat]]
While working on [[Strong Mad Smiling]], I uploaded the image to the right. I noticed it was another example of a lowercase "the" for The Cheat. I know we don't list them all in the article, but I figured I would add it here, if only for future reference. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:04, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
:Actually, I was tempted to include a complete list of cases where The Cheat had been named without an article, since it's rare and somewhat interesting. But since I can't decide if or how something like this would figure into it, I think I'll leave well enough alone. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:52, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

== Da Huuuuuudge? ==

Would the "Da" in Da Huuuuuudge count? It looks pretty much like part of its name.--[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 09:34, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:Although it is an improper article, with the exception of Sterrance, all the [[animal|made up animals]] created from names are introduced with an article (the red steckled elberming, the pardack) alhtough this is only capitalised in the case of Da Huuuuuudge. There is also no use where it violates grammar (apart from Da not being an article) and one use (in marzipan's line in animal) where the article is omitted to give correct grammar. My opinion is that the article is part of its name due to it being "Da" rather than "the", but is not worthy for this page as it is still used as "the" would be. [[User:DumbMuscle|DumbMuscle]] 21:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

== The Denzel ==

The Denzel would be another instance. This is The Cheats "security item" in Bedtime Story.
:I agree. It's hard to confirm, but it can be deduced that it makes more sense that the "The" functions as an integral article. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

== The modern The Homestar Runner ==

This page leaves out the curious examples of the modern The Homestar Runner. Granted, the article is no longer supposed to be integral to the name, but a few times it can be used as such &mash; even recently ([[pop-up]], which I just enjoyed viewing) — usually to allude to its introductory use. I think it can be worked into the article (that is, encyclopedia) to provide some interesting tidbits. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

==The Unguraits?==
What about the Unguraits? Since they have a "the" in the name, they just might be a candidate for this page!--[[User:Dwedit|Dwedit]] 16:41, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
:No they wouldn't. There is only one reference to the Unguraits on the site, and the article in that case is not necessarily integral. If there were quotes relating to them with abnormal construction such as "My fellow The Unguraits..." or "I'll just call my local The Unguraits." then it would make sense. As it stands though it doesn't look like such a quote will appear. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 17:16, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

==A Liekand and The Ice Machine==
It seems to me that the liekand and an ice machine are not necessarily instances of the integral article. In both cases where the Liekand is mentioned the article could just as well indicate a title or that he is in some other way the only Liekand in existence and that his name could be Paul, Bradley or Dumpus and he'd still be the liekand just like the president's name is George W. Bush but he is still commonly rerferred to as the president. An ice machine is a little more iffy. On the one hand it's more obvious that an ice machine is descriptive of what he is. He is a machine that makes ice. The thing that makes this one stand out gramatically is that he is named as "an ice machine" when he is quoted, whereas this lacks the specificity one would expect from a citation, indicating that it really is his name. Basically I don't think they should be included because of the indefiniteness of their references. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 17:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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