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Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations

Quolnok — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:06:00 GMT

Quolnok:

[[File:HSR Xeriouxly Forxe.png|thumb|250px|"Aw, it's really hard to talk like xhix."]]
On [[April Fools' Day]] 2010, [[The Brothers Chaps]] revamped the main characters for the nineties with bold new looks, pointy elbows, and an [[TVTropes:DarkerAndEdgier|edgier style]] that nobody asked for! The result is the [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]! All of the retooled designs (except Homsar) feature sharp angles, exaggerated shading, black borders, severe expressions, and action poses.
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{| {{standardtable}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Variation !! Description
|- id="H. Star"
| [[Image:Xerioux H Star.png|150px|"Xeriouxly Forxe... did I say that right?"]] || [[Homestar Runner|H. Star]] || H. Star now has [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible]] [[Wikipedia:Doctor Octopus|Doctor Octopus]]-style mechanical arms (although with pointy elbows). His hat is gone.
|- id="S. Bad"
| [[Image:Xerioux S Bad.png|150px|"Xhut up! Juxt xay your linex!"]] || [[Strong Bad|S. Bad]] || The black on S. Bad's mask is now [[Batman]]'s symbol, and his mouth has gone from flesh-colored to a toothy grimmace. He also now has visible pecs.
|- id="Pom"
| [[Image:Xerioux Pom.png|150px]] || [[Pom Pom|Pom]] || Pom's feet now have a yellow point, and he carries ammunition and a jetpack.
|- id="M.Z. Pan"
| [[Image:Xerioux M Z Pan.png|150px]] || [[Marzipan|M.Z. Pan]] || M. Z. Pan's dress resembles the tentacles of a squid or octopus, and her neck is bent. Additionally, her hair has gone from a ponytail to more free-flowing.
|- id="Zoach C"
| [[Image:Xerioux Zoach C.png|150px]] || [[Coach Z|Zoach C]] || Zoach C's Z is now larger, and is applied directly to his body instead of contained in an emblem. His feet and [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|face]] are much more detailed. The colors on his hat are reversed from normal.
|- id="The Smith"
| [[Image:Xerioux The Smith.png|150px]] || [[The Poopsmith|The Smith]] || The Smith is more dinosaur-like, and his shovel has become a battle axe (though it still has [[whatsit]] on it). He has also gained an extra finger.
|- id="S. Sad"
| [[Image:Xerioux S Sad.png|150px]] || [[Strong Sad|S. Sad]] || S. Sad is even more like an elephant than usual, with ears, tusks, and a trunk. His [[soolnds]] now have another toe.
|- id="Ch8t"
| [[Image:Xerioux Ch8t.png|150px]] || [[The Cheat|Ch8t]] || Ch8t retains his familiar gold tooth and spots but has angry eyes, wild hair, and, like the [[Cheatball]], no visible limbs.
|- id="S. Mad"
| [[Image:Xerioux S Mad.png|150px]] || [[Strong Mad|S. Mad]] || S. Mad's arms and legs now are more distinct, and his mouth has more dimension. His singlet, however, is missing his trademark "M".
|- id="Bubz"
| [[Image:Xerioux Bubz.png|150px]] || [[Bubs|Bubz]] || Bubz's eyes are yellow and angry and, like nearly everyone else, is more angular, but otherwise his appearance is largely unchanged.
|- id="Xing Town"
| [[Image:Xerioux Xing Town.png|150px]] || [[The King of Town|Xing Town]] || Xing resembles a vampire or bat with hands and large, flowing robe, and has gained a visible mouth. His crown is much smaller and narrower.
|- id="Still Homsar"
| [[Image:Xerioux Still Homsar.png|150px]] || [[Homsar|Still Homsar]] || Homsar, being the oddball that he is, is unchanged. He is the only character to retain colored outlines.
|- id="Marxie"
| [[Image:Marxie.PNG|150px]] || [[Marshie|Marxie]] || Marxie is metallic, with an angry expression, a dome-covered brain where the "bite" normally is, and a large metal spike opposite that. Unlike all the others, he appears only in [[Main Page 26]].
|- id="The Xtick"
| [[Image:The Xtick.PNG|110px]] || [[The Stick]] (name unknown) || The Xerioux version of The Stick is a purple, white, and yellow crystal jutting out of the ground. It appears on [[Main Page 26]].
|}

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Talk:fan club

Quolnok — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:59:02 GMT

Quolnok: /**/Geddup Noise

==Self-referential?==
The talk about SBEmail fan fiction, should we include a link to [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org Fanstuff] in this article? And who do we crown the president of [[The Deleteheads]]? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 14:53, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

== Van Mundegaard ==

Okay, I can't remember how to spell it or when he was last referred to, so I don't know where to link, but it looks to me as though the Deleteheads membership card is signed by Van Mundegaard. And why do I get this weird feeling of Strong Bad insulting me for asking such a question after today's email? :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:42, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
: Ah, [[2 years|found it]]. It's "Mundegaard'''e'''". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:43, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

==12-times man==
Should 12-times man have his own article? The Thnikkaman has one. {{User:Don't say jorb 101/sig}}
:If he makes a second appearance, maybe. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:05, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Do you think 12-times man is a hybrid of "I can do it 9 times" and "I'll take it. I'll take 12!"? It's just the kind of reference mixing fans tend to do. [[User:76.167.90.250|76.167.90.250]] 00:35, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
:1. 12-times Man is a variation of Strong Sad, if he reappears (ala The Thnikkaman) he could merit a page. I doubt the "I'll take 12" line is involved here, though. Though I could be wrong. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
::but why the #12? [[User:76.167.90.250|76.167.90.250]] 06:57, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Twelve is an amusing number, apparently. I frequently use the phrase "The number 12?" as an inside joke (often preceeded by "A Volkswagon? A mailbox?"). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

== Gron Sad's eyes ==

when strong sad is presiding over his meeting, his eyes seem farther apart than usual. does anyone else see that?
--[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:23, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

yeah. --Alex H.

== Coupla things ==

First, and this is very annoying, but I can't see Homsar. I see Senor Cardgage talking to a gym bag or something. Is Homsar an Easter Egg?

Also, in Real-Life references, I'm pretty sure "Deleteheads" is a reference to Rush Limbaugh's "Dittoheads."

Finally, this was a great sbemail! One of my favorites in a while. - l'anglais

Actually, I thought "Deleteheads" was a play on the word "Deleted", especially the way SB says it.--[[User:Bobsmith84|Bobsmith84]] 19:49, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

When I saw it I thought of The Grateful Dead's Deadheads[[User:Hooray4Trogdor95|Hooray4Trogdor95]] 20:58, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, just watched again, now I get Homsar and no Senor Cardgage. They appear to alternate when I watch them. Kind of weird ...

For what it's worth: the notebook in front of Strong Sad reads:
Meeting

1) Pledge
2) Hosting
3) Fhqwhfest
4) Blinkg (or perhaps Blinky) Fun
- l'anglais

The "heads" is not a reference to any one particular fan club, many members go by these same types. Jimmy Buffet has his Parrotheads and several country music artists have their own weirdly named fans. Is this the first time there is a random scene?--[[User:SDSpivey|SDSpivey]] 17:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
*No. The original Senor Cardgage email had him saying different random things to Strong Mad. It seems that there were some others, but I don't remember and am too lazy to go looking right now.
: What have you all done to this section?? -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 22:48, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

== Gardenias? ==

Cardgage (man, so cool!) says something pronounced care-a-GEEN-an. {{User:Einstein runner/sig}} 23:13, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
:Where's this? [[Wikipedia:Carrageenan|Carrageenan]] is a food additive derived from seaweed. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:41, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, I see. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

== angelcities ==

It should be noted that angelcities.com is a real host (zero-catch.)

[[fan_club#Real-World_References|Already noted.]]
--[[User:Bobsmith84|Bobsmith84]] 16:53, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

== Abdi LaRue ==

Should we give her her own article? Post-robot apperances include [[flashback]], [[pom pom]], and [[fan club]]. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 04:02, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
: *ahem* [[Wikipedia:Abdi]]{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
::Oh wow, I didn't notice that Abdi LaRue is actually mentioned there. Just wanted to point out that he's a guy ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:10, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Actually, [[flashback#Commentary_Transcript|TBC themselves]] don't know if Abdi a he or a she, but looks like it's short for Abdul, or a Biblical nme. Anyways, about the page - I think its should be created. Some references in other emails and being treated as someone who live in the Homestar Universe (can attend to a con hosted by characters along with Lem and Chimendez). Is anyone '''bold''' enough to make this page? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 12:55, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

== a ghostly intro song? ==

when i heard it (even the first line, before the ghost mention) i remember thinking "this tune sounds like something out of [[Wikipedia:Haunted Mansion|The Haunted Mansion]]" but i couldn't place exactly where (G-d it's been a long time...), and then when i heard "a pleasant ghost" it sort of confirmed it for me. Is there anyone who can confirm this? (I could be mistaken and it might be something from some ghost movie or something, just it reminded me of ghosts.) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:27, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
:hmm, doing some further reading, perhaps [[Wikipedia:Grim Grinning Ghosts|Grim Grinning Ghosts]]? I could see "green green grass" being similar enough, but i can't remember the tune, and the sound byte on 'kipedia is too short to be helpful in that regard. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

==Homsar==

What happened to Homsar? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 05:39, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
:What do you mean? He's the same random character he always was. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 05:43, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
:Never mind, I didn't realize at first that the Easter egg randomly switched between Homsar and Cardgage. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 03:27, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

== Moronosphere ==

I dispute this funfact: ""Moronosphere" is a [[portmanteau]] of "moron" and [[Wikipedia:Ionosphere|Ionosphere]]." To begin with, it might just as well be Stratosphere, Blogosphere, etc. Also, It's a normal combination of two words after the pattern I've just shown. That's not a portmanteau how we understand it here at the wiki.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:58, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
:so you're saying it's "moron" with the suffix "osphere" at the end? makes sense to me. P.S. the IRC community misses you. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:00, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
::Yep. I miss you guys, too. But I don't have the time right now!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:07, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

== Kingy of town ==

there should a metiontion on the king town page about the fact that king of town alway drawn fatter then he is
:he's always drawn fatter than he is? huh? that's like saying that someone is old for their age. He's drawn the way he's drawn. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:53, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
::hE HAS ROLLS IN HIS BODY IN THE PICTURS THAT MEANS FATTER
:::what pictures? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:00, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
::::This email and Trading cards at lest
First, can we work on the spelling? This isn't a chatroom, we're discussing stuff here and poorly spelled messages don't communicate well. Second, I'm not at all sure what anonny is on about. Take some time to really clearly express what it is you're trying to say, OK? There's no rush. And if it's regarding [[The King Of Town]], you should post it on that article's talk page, not here. Thanks! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

== bRAKING THE RULESSSSSS ==

Umm dose telling us Homsars's parents braking the rules showing no parrents even though they are a cup of coffe and a chipwich
:We're not going to get an email answered by asking about Strong Bad's parents, but TBC are free to do whatever they like, including this. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:40, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

== Huh? ==

Something happened to the article. Is it just me?
EDIT: Never mind, fixed itself apparently. :/
:The article was vandalized. It's now been reverted to its original state. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 03:52, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

== Geddup Noise ==

Article claims Geddup Noise is heard, it's clearly a Chairscoot. SS even says as much. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 05:59, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

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Quolnok — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:41:09 GMT

Quolnok:

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====December 17, 2007====
*{{u|dw}} [[Holiday|Holiday Toon]]: [[Happy Dethemberween]] {{watch|dethemberween.html}}
====December 13, 2007====
*{{u|qotw}} [[Quote of the Week]]: "Smart drinks. These are smart drinks. (These are definitely not smart drinks.) Have another round. (Don't.)"
*{{u|fs}} [[Weekly Fanstuff]]: gingerbread burnination
*{{u|sk}} [[Sketchbook]]: schoolyard chums

====December 12, 2007====
*{{u|cs}} [[Store]]: [[HRStore:kickcheat1.html|Adopt The Cheat Foundation]]

==== December 10, 2007====
*{{u|sb}} [[Strong Bad Email]]: [[nightlife]] {{watch|sbemail185.html}}

====December 3, 2007====
*{{u|sb}} [[Strong Bad Email]]: [[diorama]] {{watch|sbemail184.html}}

====November 27, 2007====
*{{u|sb}} [[Strong Bad Email]]: [[yes, wrestling]] {{watch|sbemail183.html}}
*{{u|sb}} [[Scroll Button Song]]: "Oh, you are now scrollin' with the best! Scroll buttons put your mouse-clickin' finger to the test!" {{hrlinkbox|sbemail.html|listen}}

====November 20, 2007====
*{{u|cs}} [[Store]]: [[HRStore:stbadzipupho.html|Strong Bad zip-up hoodies]]

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Quolnok — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:27:43 GMT

Quolnok:

<div class="iconlist">__NOTOC__<div style="float:right; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;"><div style="border:1px solid #1C58A3; background: #FFF; text-align:center; padding:0px 0;">[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 12-13-07.png|200px]]</div></div>

====December 17, 2007====
*{{u|dw}} [[Holiday|Holiday Toon]]: [[Happy Dethemberween]]
====December 13, 2007====
*{{u|qotw}} [[Quote of the Week]]: "Smart drinks. These are smart drinks. (These are definitely not smart drinks.) Have another round. (Don't.)"
*{{u|fs}} [[Weekly Fanstuff]]: gingerbread burnination
*{{u|sk}} [[Sketchbook]]: schoolyard chums

====December 12, 2007====
*{{u|cs}} [[Store]]: [[HRStore:kickcheat1.html|Adopt The Cheat Foundation]]

==== December 10, 2007====
*{{u|sb}} [[Strong Bad Email]]: [[nightlife]] {{watch|sbemail185.html}}

====December 3, 2007====
*{{u|sb}} [[Strong Bad Email]]: [[diorama]] {{watch|sbemail184.html}}

====November 27, 2007====
*{{u|sb}} [[Strong Bad Email]]: [[yes, wrestling]] {{watch|sbemail183.html}}
*{{u|sb}} [[Scroll Button Song]]: "Oh, you are now scrollin' with the best! Scroll buttons put your mouse-clickin' finger to the test!" {{hrlinkbox|sbemail.html|listen}}

====November 20, 2007====
*{{u|cs}} [[Store]]: [[HRStore:stbadzipupho.html|Strong Bad zip-up hoodies]]

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concert

Quolnok — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:34:16 GMT

Quolnok:

{{sbenav|175}}
[[Image:Sbemail175_screenshot.PNG|thumb|"And that one guy even had his back to us all night!"]]

Strong Bad talks about how Sloshy became one of his favorite metal bands.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}} (Easter Egg)

'''Places:'''

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' August 20, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:26

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

== Easter Eggs ==

== Fun Facts ==

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|175|12251}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:the movies

Quolnok — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:36:39 GMT

Quolnok: /**/King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster

==newb alert==
Sorry guys, I'm still new at this. I hate to leave my entries for others to clean up; I promise to learn more soon :) [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 07:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Don't sweat it. That's why wikis can be edited by anyone. Welcome aboard. [[User:0rion|0rion]] 10:59, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== ASCII movie ==

Could the ASCII movie possibly be a reference to this [http://geekswithblogs.net/btinkler/archive/2005/03/21/26915.aspx Star Wars ASCII Movie] [http://www.asciimation.co.nz/ (can also be seen here)]? I don't know how common full length ASCII movies are, but something tells me they aren't that popular. --[[User:Electricnet|Electricnet]] 07:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
: Could be, although it's kind of a stretch, seeing as the actual "movie" SB watches doesn't have anything to do with Star Wars; maybe if the movie was something sci-fi. I think, more than anything, it's just a reference to SB being hopelessly behind with technology, like when he refered to the Cheat's monitor as having its back chopped off, etc. But then again, what do I know? haha -- [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 07:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::I agree, it's likely not a specific reference to any one ASCII instance. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
I was totally not aware of this movie, but HOLY CRAP it is amazing!!! Thanks for directing us to this! But, no, I don't think it is a reference.[[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm surprised people are doubtful of this. How is watching an ASCII movie on your computer NOT a referance to that? [[User:Rexisfed|Rexisfed]] 19:43, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Chili's fajitas ==

This was probably rightfully removed — while the utensils are identical to those used at Chili's, I'm not surprised that they are used elsewhere. Also, the Mariachi band doesn't fit with Chili's. At any rate, the resemblance of the utensils is strong enough that I think it's worthy of posting on the talk page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
*The pans, wooden trays, and tortilla containers that accompany The King of Town's fajitas are the same style as those served at the popular restaurant chain [[Wikipedia:Chili's|Chili's]].

Just to verify that this is not a fun fact, I've seen identical platters at a local Mexican restaurant as well as an Indian restaurant. I guess they've become very popular lately.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 17:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I've been to three non-Chili's restaurants in the past year that used the EXACT SAME STUFF. Not a reference to anything in particular. --Steve Worek
:Plently of Mexican places do that and pretty much every time freshly-cooked fajitas are served, they put it in those types of dishes. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::It's just funny how you should say that because just yesterday I went to an Authentic Mexican restaurant, and the EXACT utensils were used. There is no reference to anything in particular, just Mexican food. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::And I was at about five last week. None of us got fajitas, but there's a Mexican restaurant in the town next to us that uses those same dishes. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, it seems it's settled then. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:48, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Wow, I'll say. Good work, guys! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Chili's is not a Mexican restaurant. It's continental. Just FYI. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Dangeresque 3 = Duke Nukem Forever (sorta) ==

For some reason, the Dangeresque 3 poster reminded me of a poster I once saw at the local gaming store of Duke Nukem Forever several, several, several years ago. I'm trying to do an image search to see if I can find it (with little luck right now). Anyway, when you think about it, the Dangeresque 3 poster has all those dates scratched off then it says "We'll See..." and Duke Nukem Forever had a buch of dates set, but had delays, delays, and delays, then finally, according to 3D Realms's site, it says [http://www.3drealms.com/duke4/ "When it's done."] - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 13:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

:That's what I thought. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 17:11, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Bwoken ==

I keep getting a 404'd when I try to watch this email. Is something wrong with the site, or did someone pour Mountain Dew on my computer again?

Hit Control + F5, that should do it. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 20:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Dangeresque Poster ==

Should I note (perhaps in "Remarks") that the pair of glasses on the Dangeresque 3 poster seems to be made for three eyes?

==Ice Cold Refreshment==

The "ice cold refreshment" trivia refers to [[Wikipedia: Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] games and trivia ads seen before a film. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 17:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
: There are plenty of companies that sponsor trivia screens. And plenty of ice-cold refreshments. I'm drinking a Pepsi as we speak. [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::the red background with the filmstrip on the side is associated with coke. {{User:Csours/sig}} 21:06, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, coca cola is definitely the major sponsor of trivia things at the theater. it looks exactly like that -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 00:17, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Also, Coca-Cola is headquartered in Georgia. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

==Common Problems==

The most common problems with people talking during a film are:
# Giving away the plot during a suspenseful or comedic scene
# Commenting on every scene

[[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 17:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

: I think this is too high a level of "detail." There's not really an authoritative source to compare these statements to. I could, for instance, claim that the most common problem during movies is people making out. Or crappy movies. Doesn't seem like it's noteworthy enough for inclusion on the page. [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::Forget it then. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:33, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== How much detail? What's a fact? ==
What is the standard for a "fun fact?" Some stuff seems kind of obvious or a stretch like
* "Please turn off your..." usually refers to cell phones and pagers.
* The refreshment trivia about popcorn pricing refers to the common problem with cinemas overpricing their food.
How do you decide if a piece of trivia is noteworthy or, well, just trivial? [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:33, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, those really explain the obvious. That's common for early stages of articles; everybody is simply adding everything they can think of. The week or so after the release of the toon is then usually spent debating which facts are important and which aren't.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

::You might take a look at [[HRWiki:Standards#Fun Facts]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:: Those two "fun facts" leapt out at me as being outrageously unnecessary. Then I came here to find that duly noted. Someone be '''bold''' and remove them.

== Bet? Dare? Challenge? ==

After reading off the name and location of the e-mail sender, what is SB talking about when he tells The Cheat "Told you I could do it."? I'm assuming that he was just proving to TC that he could read the details without mangling them, but it might be some more specific inside reference that I'm not aware of. Either way, I think it deserves a mention in the "Explanations" section. - [[User:Uglinessman|Ugliness Man]] 17:41, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Seems obvious that he was refering to his tendency to mangle names and places. Whether that's noteworthy, I leave it to others to decide. [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::I concur. Ding! Er, I mean, yes, it was his tendency to mangle places and names. Note that he still mangles Cooper's name ''after'' he points out "Todja I could do it!" to The Cheat. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::That's the first thing I thought of when I saw that part. "Oh, he finally got through a closing without messing it up!" Also, Cooper reminded me of Megas XLR. That show is kewl. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I took it to mean that he could get through one without making fun of it. Obviously he makes fun of some of the endings to the emails, but I think The Cheat may have thought he couldn't do it without making some joke about it. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 20:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== Faceless Strong Sad ==

If you view the flash (.swf) file, right at the point where Homestar starts singing "Ever and more! Ever and more!", Strong Sad's face is BLANK. (He seems to lose his features the minute he goes off-screen.) It's off the left edge of the screen when viewing it "normally", so would that be considered a glitch or not? I'm not sure what the proper protocol is ...

In case you want to see what I'm talking about, here's a [http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8776/blankpn7.png Screen Shot] of it (hosted by ImageShack ...)

--[[User:Bobsmith84|Bobsmith84]] 18:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
: We do not note "missing" objects outside the frame. The only times we note something unusual outside the frame is if it is something that does not appear in the 'toon itself, like some items in [[garage sale]] or the [[Mustaches|mustache]] in [[Senorial Day]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:14, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

::Gotcha. Thanks! (Noted for future reference.) --[[User:Bobsmith84|Bobsmith84]] 19:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Karate Car ==
Could the "Karate Car" movie be considered a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid|Karate Kid]]?
:How? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:54, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::Well, obviously, the names are vaguely similar! Isn't it obvious? Note, that was sarcasm. I'm getting somewhat annoyed at all this "scraping for references" going on here these days... =P -{{User:YK/sig}} 21:59, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, it's not "Karate Kid" therefore it is not a reference. But I see what you mean by scraping for references. Like, in unnatural Homestar makes a reference to chocolate cake from the previous email and everybody's like "Oh, it is not a reference, he only referenced to the exact thing that just happened last email, just like Strong Bad." --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::No need to get testy, I was just trying to contribute...I'll try to stop "scraping for references."
I suppose the stick animation thing could be a reference to Xiao Xiao or other similar web based stick animations (particularly Xiao Xiao #8 where the character actually does flip over a moving car).
:After watching [http://www.xiaoxiaomovie.com/movie/movie08.htm Xiao Xiao #8], I see a few similarities, but nothing definite indicating a direct referance. I mean the cars are different (the villian in Xiao Xiao #8 appears to be in a SUV) and the manner of the dodge is different as well (ASCII Stickly Man did a dramatic frontwards summersault jump where as the hero in Xiao Xiao #8 appears to have jumped onto the hood and ran to the back of the villians car and hopped off). - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 14:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:I would think that, given the computer medium, its appearance and the name, it would more likely be a reference to Karateka, if, in fact, it is a reference at all.
::To the unsigned posted above. I made a post in [[Talk:Karate Car]] last night taking a guess as to what you may be talking about. - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 13:58, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Actually, I was referring to the Broderbund game Karateka with my comment. My apologies for the lack of signature, as well, I didn't have an account at the time. But after reading your ideas, that actually works way better. [[User:Sabrewing|Sabrewing]] 22:02, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I too thought about the Broderbund game called Karateka, but then I recalled from my younger days of when I played on my neighbor's Famicom that there was no sort of car (sports car or otherwise) in the game. So I did a bit of research on the word "Karateka" and long story short, I typed it all on [[Talk:Karate Car]]. - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 00:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

==Forty-Twan? Forty-Twone? ==
Any reason for it to be 'twan' rather than 'twone'? It seems like Senor Cardgage is mangling the phrase 'forty-one' to me... {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 22:10, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Sounds like "twan" to me. Good luck making sense of a lot of stuff Senor Cardgage says. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

::Hm, I think it's forty-twone. Like, a mini-[[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "two" and "one". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Know what I think?? I think that the MOVIE everyone's seeing is called "Forty-Twone" and that Senor Cardgage and Strong Bad say, "'Forty-Twone' is on your LEFT.", like when movie peoples tell moviegoers where their specified theater is. I definitely hear an f in those sentences. -{{User:WeirdAl/sig}} 23:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC) (PS: This is now my favorite email! Yay, I have one!)

:Yep, I agree. Though Senor Cardgage always says things that are "almost one word and not quite another", what he's getting at is that theater number Forty-twhatever is on their left. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::I think that Senor Cardgage says "lest" and Strong Bad says "left"
:::They both say "lest" to my ears. SB seems to enunciate the "s" clearly on purpose. -- homsanymous
:::I think "twan" is better since it is pronounced that way. "Twone" sounds like "phone" to me. e.g. Twan is to Taiwan. Twone is to phone. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 16:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
::::That's a reasonable point. Perhaps "twon" then. It needs to reflect the fact that he's combining "two" and "one". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

== Crowdbreaking ==
So maybe I just don't speak very good "Homestar Runner", but it sounds to me like he says "crowdbreaking" instead of "groundbreaking". [[User:Hrjogger|Hrjogger]] 23:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's groundbreaking. That actually makes sense in the context. Just for future notice, whenever you think a character says something that doesn't make sense compared to what we already have in the transcript, you probably just heard wrong. Thanks for posting your opinion, though! :) -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 23:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
No, I don't think he says "crowdbreaking", as there's no such thing. The "N" is clearly audible, and there's no "N" in crowd. Being that I've been to a couple of groundbreakings myself, I fully understand the sentiment of "what is the point of those things?" Plus "crowdbreaking" just isn't funny and doesn't make sense. So until next time, keep making stupid remarks, and I'll keep making fun of them. I mean, answering them. Preeeeow.<br>
[[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 23:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

==Please Turn Off Your==

"Please turn off your..." usually refers to electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that's already in explanations, why did you repeat it here?<br>[[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 00:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

:Someone removed it. I'll put it back. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::I really don't think that needs to be explained. That's why I removed it earlier. Someone further up the page already noted that it is too obvious. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:50, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

==The Cheat talks again!==

Doesn't the first thing that The Cheat say sound ironically like "Yeah, yeah."? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:35, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:The Cheat has done that before, it's no big mystery. -{{User:Stinkoman K/Sig}} 00:49, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Homestar ==

I think that Homestar singing "Ever More" is a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven." Anyone agree with me?
:I'd have to say no, seeing as it doesn't make any sense whatsoever in this context. If "The Raven" was a song, and this was a Halloween toon, then it may have been plausible.--{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 03:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::For the record, "The Raven" was made into a song in the 1970s by the Alan Parsons Project. Which is a good song, but doesn't sound anything like what Homestar says.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 06:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:No, sorry. It's totally not in the right context, and "Ever and more" foesn't really sound like it would be from "The Raven," where the repeated words are "nevermoer" and "evermore" along with very similar permutations. I'd say that this is much too far of a stretch (Strong Bad could do cartwheels for as long as this is a stretch). [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Subtitle madness ==

Can anyone tell me why people have started adding subtitles that show one part of a quote at the left, then the second in the middle or right? It just seems really unnecessary to me. [[User:Tony Myers|Tony Myers]] 04:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

:I don't see any subtitles being rendered side-by-side in this email. It might be my userscript is out of date (?). Are the subtitles being spoken by two characters? (Or, a soundeffect in addition to speech?). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 04:55, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

::He's talking about where sometimes in the script, the line is shown gradually, rather than all at once. It's generally used if the pieces are too small to make them a line of their own, but showing them all at once would spoil some punchline... though more often it's added for comedic effect (such as Homestar in [[long pants]]), and I agree that it's a bit overused in this way (every now and again is fine, but it doesn't need to be used every email). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Progrum? ==

In the transcript, the announcements says to turn off bazookas before the "progrum." This is, I assume, a phonetic rendering of the way the announcer pronounces the word "program" in the cartoon. My personal experience probably doesn't matter much, but I've heard "progrum" (as the announcer says it) used as a conventional pronounciation of the word "program." Perhaps a phonetic spelling isn't necessary?

BTW, this seems to suggest that the cartoon's pronounciation is conventional.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/program

:The transcriber noticed it because the word [[Progrum|progrum]] has been used before.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::I believe, unless something's specifically spelt out for us, we try to match what was said phonetically (a good example being Coach Z). Furthermore, "[[Progrum|progrum]]" is something of an inside joke on H*R. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:02, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, that is an acceptable pronunciation; the only reason we spell it that way when we transcribe it is that [[:Image:sbinterview logo.png|it has appeared as such in print]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:07, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree with that, certainly; however, the page still calls it an intentional mispronunciation; since "progrum" is an acceptable pronunciation, perhaps it should be re-worded?

:That makes sense to me — I changed it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

== Coach Z is not my lover ==

Is it just me, or does [[Strong Bad]]'s singing of "Coach Z is not that cool" in the email intro sound very much like some parts of [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]]'s [[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]? See the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlFC70EFBQQ music video at youtube] to have a listen. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:07, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, you're right! It does sound a lot like that line down to the beat of where SB goes "here comes an email" matching the lyric after that being "She's just a girl." - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 18:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::I concur. That's a VERY strong resemblance. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:13, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I refuse to watch anything Michael Jackson unless it was from before he got so creepy, so I'm not watching that video anytime soon. However, if you guys say it's a reference, go ahead and put it on the page. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 19:18, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Actually, Billie Jean (the original release) was one of his first hit singles, back in 1983. Way before he started changing his skin tone and letting his fame get to his head. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Now that I actually watched it (and thought it was pretty cool), it's becoming abundently clear that ''this'' email is referencing that song. For sure. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 23:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Ahem. I was alive (and in college) (!) when Billie Jean was released. It's possibly a reference, but I think that's a real stretch. I think the next line, "Here comes an email," doesn't match up at all. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 04:39, 22 February 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I doubt it's a blatant reference, so much as a resemblance. In other similar cases, Strong Bad's song has "sounded like" the RWR song, but hasn't been close enough to it to count as a direct reference, and he usually concludes with something much more ad-hoc anyway. So this follows the same pattern. That's why I worded the RWR as "bears a strong resemblance to", not "is a reference to" or "parody of". {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:20, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::It sounds a lot like Spill the Wine by Eric Burdon and War. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:42, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Skunkguy, Michael Jackson didn't change his skin on purpose. He has vitiligo.
:He sure made a big deal about all the plastic surgery he was getting for it. Maybe in order to hide his condition? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:18, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:Vitiligo? You got a source on that? People with vitiligo usually have a blotchy, uneven loss of pigment. Michael's skin looks uniformly gray. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 19:50, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
::There's no real reason to talk about this here. Internet forum/wiki/MySpace + Michael Jackson = many, many pages worth of posts. The email song sounds a lot like Billie Jean, so it deserves a mention at least. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 20:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I do want to leave a quick reply for Mike there, though: I was aware of MJ having a condition (didn't know what it was called) that caused splotchy skin pigmentation as you described. I have no issue with that. Nor do I have an issue with him getting a pigment job to hide these effects. What I did have an issue with was the big deal he made out of getting plastic surgery, along with his many other forms of general weirdness. ... That said, Brightstar Shiner is right, and we should move any further discussion about Jackson himself off of the wiki. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:11, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Are you guys sure? I am huge fan of MJ and to me it sounds '''nothing''' like Billie Jean... [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

== Bazoka? ==

Should we list "Strong Bad's Bazoka" under weapons? - {{User:HeyMama/sig}} 04:14 pm, Febuary 21st 2007.
:See [[Strong Bad's Bazooka]]. That's category is Weapons.--{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Wisecracking Transmission! ==

Just a thought, but Strong Sad's mention of "that commercial with the wisecracking transmission" might be a reference to the Cottmans Automotive commercials with the talking cars.
:You have a good idea there. However, there have been other commercials with talking cars. Chevron comes to mind. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 05:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

==Nokia?==

The tune Strong Bad hums sounds more like revely. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:54, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:Did you check out the Wikipedia page? Nokia itself claims that the Nokia tune is an original work, but if you listen to "Gran Vals," it's exactly the same. The nokia tune sounds nothing like ''Reveille'', at least to me.
::As a former bugler who played "Reveille" '''every darn morning''' I can assure you, this is NOT Reveille. It is, however, a clear reference to the Nokia ringtone. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

==Luked so Wilson?==

Okay, I have generally bad hearing, but in the easter egg it sounds to me like Homestar is saying that "cinema has never before listened so willingly." Makes more sense considering he was conversing with the screen.
:The reasoning is that the other Easter egg (the refreshment trivia one) also mentions Luke Wilson. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:37, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:: i originally thought it said lisped so wilson, but on further consideration, and after reading the other easter egg, i now agree h*r says luked. {{User:Csours/sig}} 00:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

== Weebl and Bob ==

This reference to Homestar's Viking hat and wobbling was removed and then put back in. It doesn't look like we have a STUFF discussion going on...any opinions on this? I personally am not familiar enough with the reference to make a judgement. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 04:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:If anyone cares to see the episode, you can view it [http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/history6 here]. I don't think it's a ref. Homestar bobs back and forth all the time. Maybe if the hat obscured his view... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::I looked at it for reference. In addition to not thinking it's particularly funny, I also do not think it's a reference. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:43, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I thinks its a reference to runescape's berserker helm, espesially as the trumpeter is wearing run e armor. but i know im a crackpot. {{User:Csours/sig}} 00:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
== two and one ==
when gron sad raises his finger, he does it in a weird order: frame 1400 {{User:Csours/sig}} 00:19, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:You're right, it looks as though he puts up his middle finger first and then his forefinger... I didn't notice that! [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 17:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:: Unless we assume that was his [[Left Handedness|left hand]], which it looks more like it is. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:49, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:::look at the thumb. also hold up your left had like strong sad and see how it looks. {{User:Csours/sig}} 21:11, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
:Definatly left hand. Immediatly following the camera change, Stong Sad is seen from the front putting his left hand down. -Eaglescout1984 15:05, 26 March 2007 (GMT)

== Another kind of Potemkin (sp?) ==

Besides the battleship, there's also a Potemkin in the Guilty Gear series, who is one hulking fighter. Yeah, I guess the character got his name from the battleship, but I thought that that fact should be pointed out.

or it could be making fun of translations from japanese 2 english, and "pokemon" (or however the crap u spell it)
:...how? {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 22:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
::The egg specifically says "''Battleship Potemkin''"... It's not going to be a reference to something else. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:59, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

== "Here comes an email" ==

The tune for the second line of Strong Bad's intro is pretty clearly the main riff of "Snail Shell" by [[They Might Be Giants]], just in a much lower key, as the low-pitched Strong Bad is singing it. Hear the song on Google Video [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5293960515227182374 here] (listen to the opening riff and the line "I want to thank you"). This would mark the second time that a SB Email intro is done in the style of a They Might Be Giants song, the first being [[different town]] with "Ana Ng" (which is already listed on that page). -[[User:69.122.203.50|69.122.203.50]] 20:41, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

==not the most recent==
There's a new sbemail.

== DNA Evidence Subplot ==

I'm not saying I don't want there to be one, but if it turns out there isn't we can look back at this as a sign because it would be hard to work the movie into it, unless it was a newsreel. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:19, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
:Could also be written off as just coincidence. Or ignored altogether. If there even IS a subplot... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:42, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

== Unnecessary S's ==

I'm pretty sure unnecessary s's are an inside reference. One of the dates crossed off on the Dangeresque 3 poster is Memorials Day. Could we add this?--{{User:}}

== King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster ==

Just wanted to say that I mentioned that the egg was linked from "reuse", not to help people find the egg but to show that it was like TBC were making a note to themselves to reuse it in another email. Perhaps a bit of stretch and not very well explained when I put it on the page, oh well. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 16:36, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

the movies

Quolnok — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:18:05 GMT

Quolnok: /* Inside References */ they reused something labelled "reuse"

{{sbenav|167}}
[[Image:The movies.png|thumb|"Good evening, Bontilda. Forty-twone will be on your lest."]]
Strong Bad's annoyance with fellow moviegoers builds to an explosive climax.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, [[The Knight]], [[The Hornblower]], [[The Blacksmith]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Movie Theater]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, February 20, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:51

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Coach Z is not that cool; here comes an email.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: movie</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br>
 I was at the movies last night and this little girl behind me<br>
wouldn't shut up! has that ever happened to you?<br>
Cooper<br>
Franklin TN.
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the name and address as "A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Told you I could do it.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, I feel ya, Coopreme. It's a good thing they make you turn off your bazookas before movies man, or every one of my theater-going experiences would end in smoldering crater fashion.

''{Cut to a cinema entrance lobby. Posters for Dangeresque 3 and King Bubsgonzola Supreme hang in the background. Senor Cardgage is an usher; Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Pom Pom walk in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The experience starts out promising enough...

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Good efening, Bontilda. ''{takes Strong Bad's ticket and tears it}'' Forty-twone will be on your lest.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just you watch, The Cheat. Some day ''I'm'' gonna be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that forty-twone will be on their lest.

''{Cut inside the cinema. Coach Z is watching the movie screen, fidgeting and thinking hard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It begins with the genius who can't resist answering the oh-so-challenging film trivia slides they show before the movie.

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, I know this one! The Brat Pack! Pan-and-scan! Spencer Tracy!

''{Cut to Strong Bad. The Cheat is visible on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Real impressive, Ebert. We've only seen this slide ten times since we all sat down.

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' If you answered "B", you're ready for film school.

''{Cut back to Coach Z}''

'''COACH Z:''' Awr, it was ''{hits himself}'' ice cold refreshment.

''{Cut to the screen, which reads:}''

<blockquote>
<p><big>MOVIE & REFRESHMENT TRIVIA*</big></p>
<p>The correct answer was :<br>
B: Ice Cold Refreshment</p>
<p><small>*ACTUALLY JUST REFRESHMENT TRIVIA</small></p>
</blockquote>

'''COACH Z: ''' I should've known.

''{Another slide is shown on the screen, with a picture of a bazooka with six tally marks on it, labeled "Please Be Considerate. Because no one wants to watch a smoldering crater."}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Be considerate of others. Please turn off your bazookas before the progrum.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then, once the movie starts, don't forget the guy who insists on rattling off the complete filmographies of each of the actors.

''{Cut back to the audience, and pan from Pom Pom to Strong Sad.}''

'''MOVIE:''' ''{voiceover}'' —but when I returned, the DNA evidence was gone!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ooh, ''{points at screen}'' and he had a cameo as Stevedore #2 in the prequel, and he was in that car commercial with the wisecracking transmission, and he has a Bacon number of 4! ''{holds up four fingers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{gets up and turns back to face Strong Sad}'' And this is my FIST! ''{raises said fist}'' You might remember it from ''Bloodied Pulp'', the amazingly true story of your face in five seconds! ''{sits back down}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{pointing at Strong Bad}'' He was in Dangeresque 1 and 2!

''{Cut to The Cheat, who is sitting next to Strong Bad and eating popcorn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And if you think the guy sitting next to you munching popcorn is bad, ''{Strong Bad's head turns slowly in The Cheat's direction}'' try going to a theater where people regularly sneak in their own all-you-can-eat fajitas!

''{Cut to the King of Town, who is holding a frying pan covered in sizzling food, with a stack of similar pans in the seat beside him.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{Looks at the camera}'' What?! This was all in my box of Milk Duds.

''{Pan back, behind the King of Town, there are the Knight (with a guitar), the Hornblower (with a horn) and the Blacksmith (with maracas). The three of them play a brief Mariachi melody. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And that brings me to the little girl behind me who wouldn't shut up.

''{Pan behind Strong Bad, Homestar Runner is standing there, wearing a viking helmet.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Ever and more! Ever and more! Ever and more!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' This is the kind of person that likes to talk to the movie. But not in the usual ''{Homestar mouths Strong Bad's words}'' "Don't go in there!" or ''{Homestar mouths Strong Bad's words again}'' "Oh no he di'n't!" type of way. He just... makes small talk with the characters, and chit-chat.

''{Cut through white to some time in the movie. Homestar is sitting on his seat, with the viking helmet on the seat next to him.}''

'''MOVIE:''' ''{voiceover}'' Well, I figured out their plan.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I figured I'd just cut up some iceberg lettuce, throw some tomatoes on there, maybe a little catalina. Nothing fancy, nothing fancy.

''{Cut through white to later in the movie. Homestar is lying on his seat, with his head resting on the helmet.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, have you ever been to a ground-breaking? I mean, what is the point of those things?

''{Cut through white again, Homestar is lying upside down on his seat, with his legs in the air.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You know where the real money is? ''{shakes his legs}'' Phone books.

''{Cut through white yet again, Homestar is sitting up normally.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I wonder how you spell tabasco. ''{stands up}'' TABASCOooo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Gets up from his seat again and turns around.}'' What is wrong with you people?! Do you not notice the giant movie over here? Were all the local sit-around-and-suck-out-loud places closed?!

''{Strong Bad picks up a bazooka, holds it beside his head like a cell phone, and imitates a ringtone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, di-a-lo-do, da-a-lo-do, di-a-lo-do, ''die''!!

''{Strong Bad lowers the bazooka to point at the camera and fires it. Fade back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, that's why I'm not allowed at the movies anymore. But I don't care. I brought my movie viewing into the digital age. And I dig-it-all!!! Check it out!

''{Strong Bad runs "karatecar.exe". An ASCII art movie starts. A stick figure man walks along a street, with buildings in the background, and a car drives across. The stick figure jumps and does a somersault over the car just before he gets hit.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man!

''{The movie cuts to a closeup of the car.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Ooh, something exciting!

''{The movie cuts to a closeup of the stick figure man, who says "Now THAT was a ''sports'' car!". He then does some karate moves and says "Hi-YA!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! Kind of a hypocrite! Gonna shut up now!

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Crater Theater.png|thumb|No one wants to watch a smoldering crater. With the apparent exception of Homestar.]]
*Click on the "Hi-YA" at the end to see Homestar in a smoldering crater sitting in a theater seat with a frame of a movie poster protruding from the side of the crater:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh man. This movie has it all. Cinema has never Luked so Wilson.
*Click on the "@" at the end to see a film trivia screen.
<blockquote>
<p><big>MOVIE & REFRESHMENT TRIVIA*</big></p>
<p>What can you get at the concession<br>
stand for $10, $10 or $13?</p>
<p>A. Luke Wilson<br>
B. 16:9 Anamorphic<br>
C. Hot, Hot Buttery Popcorn<br>
D. '''Battleship Potemkin'''</p>
<p><small>*ACTUALLY JUST REFRESHMENT TRIVIA</small></p>
</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Pan and Scan|Pan and Scan]] refers to a technique by which film originally shot in widescreen format is transferred into a format compatible with the shape of common TV screens. In contrast, DVDs made using an [[Wikipedia:Anamorphic widescreen|anamorphic widescreen]] technique automatically fill [[Wikipedia:High-definition television|high-definition television]] screens that have a 16:9 aspect ratio and make full use of the available resolution.
*[[Wikipedia:French dressing|Catalina]] is a type of salad dressing made from tomato ketchup and sugar.
*[[ASCII art]] is an artistic medium that makes pictures entirely out of typed characters.
*A [[Wikipedia:Groundbreaking|groundbreaking]] is a photo-op ceremony in which executives or other noteworthy people dig the first shovel of dirt from a lot in which a new construction will be built.
*The slashes on the bazooka in the "Be Considerate" ad are a common mark on guns, tanks, and war ships to show how many kills they've made.
*A [[Wikipedia:Stevedore|stevedore]] is a person who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port.
*[[The Knight]], [[The Hornblower]], and [[The Blacksmith]] are playing instruments as if they were in a [[Wikipedia:Mariachi|mariachi band]].

===Trivia===
*The release date on the Dangeresque 3 poster is:<blockquote>COMING <del>JUNE 2004</del><br><del>APRIL 2005</del><br><del>MEMORIALS DAY 2005</del><br><del>AUGUST 2006</del><br>WE'LL SEE...</blockquote>
*[[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]'s [[Cool Shades]] in the poster have three lenses, relating to it being the third film. The number "3" is also visible, reflected in the center lens.

===Remarks===
*Despite the lack of a specific release date and that it just says "We'll see", the poster for Dangeresque 3 still labels the film as "Now Playing".
*When watching the [[ASCII art]] movie, Strong Bad says "Kind of a hypocrite!" because he was talking during it. However, he was ''yelling'' during the actual movie, and that is not mentioned.
*Note that the ASCII art is actually not real ASCII art as some of the characters are of different font sizes.
**This includes italicized fonts, including backward-italicized 1's and I's.


===Inside References===
*This is the third email in a row that mentions [[DNA evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]].
*This email features another pronunciation of the word "program" as [[progrum]].
*Two of the movie posters are for ''[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]]'' (based on [[unnatural]]) and ''[[dangeresque 3|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'' (with no predetermined release date).
**The King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster was an easter egg in [[unnatural]], linked on the word "reuse".
*Strong Bad originally said in [[stunt double]] that Dangeresque 3 would come out in June 2004, hence the first crossed out date. The other three dates are of major releases: [[Stinkoman 20X6]], [[Senorial Day]], and [[Strongest Man in the World]], respectively.
*"Film school" was first mentioned in [[Puppets on the Road]].
*"Hi-YA!" is an example of [[Lowercase i's]].
*Strong Bad's "Told you I could do it," refers to his habit of mangling the [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender|emailer's name]] and/or [[Strong Bad Email By Place|address]], which he doesn't do this time.
*The voice heard during the trivia screens and during the first movie clip is the same voice heard narrating the [[SBASAF]] filmstrip.

===Real-World References===
*The first line of Strong Bad's intro song for this email bears a strong resemblance to the chorus of "[[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]", by [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]].
*The [[Wikipedia:Brat Pack (movies)|Brat Pack]] refers to a group of actors that rose to fame in the 1980s by starring in several teen-oriented movies.
*[[Wikipedia:Spencer Tracy|Spencer Tracy]] was a two-time [[Wikipedia:Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning film actor.
*Strong Bad's "Ebert" comment refers to [[Wikipedia:Roger Ebert|Roger Ebert]], a Chicago-based movie critic.
*"[[Wikipedia:Bacon number|Bacon number]]" refers to the number of degrees of separation an actor has from actor [[Wikipedia:Kevin Bacon|Kevin Bacon]]. This, in turn, stems from the [[Wikipedia:Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon|Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon]] game that was popular in the early 1990s.
*[[Wikipedia:Milk Duds|Milk Duds]] are a popular candy often sold at movie theaters.
*Tabasco is both [[Wikipedia:Tabasco|a state in Mexico]] as well as the trademark name for a brand of [[Wikipedia:tabasco_sauce|hot pepper sauce]].
*The song Strong Bad "sings" before firing the bazooka is the "[[Wikipedia:Nokia tune|Nokia tune]]," based on a guitar work called "[http://www.nokia.com/BaseProject/Sites/NOKIA_MAIN_18022/CDA/Categories/AboutNokia/Company/InFocus/RingingtheChanges/_Content/_Static_Files/granvals_26s1-180kb.wav Gran Vals]".
*[[IMDB:nm0005561|Luke Wilson]] is an American film actor.
*''[[Wikipedia:The Battleship Potemkin|The Battleship Potemkin]]'' was an influential silent film about the [[Wikipedia:Russian battleship Potemkin|Battleship ''Potemkin'' uprising]].
*The "Ice Cold Refreshment" trivia and red background refer to [[Wikipedia: Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] themed games shown before a film to entertain the moviegoers.

===Fast Forward===

*The DNA scene would be revisited in the big toon [[DNA Evidence]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|167|10860}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:the paper

Quolnok — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:00:22 GMT

Quolnok: /* the paper as a character */

== Video Game Endings ==

That video game theme sounds very familiar... Moreso even than the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] theme... Where from? What do the expoits say? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:49, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
: I think it's from [[Population: Tire]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:50, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::GAH! Yes! That's it. Thanks. Now it's obvious. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:29, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Lil Stong Buh Shirt ==

he's wearing a devil duckie t-shirt. We should have a page of all his t-shirts. Also, When the paper burns up, the ash says "bye now".
:[[Character_Variations_Other_Costumes#Youthful_Characters|There is]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 11:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Inkjet Printers ==

The printer's new ink cartridge isn't working properly yet. As evidenced by the discolouration on the @ key and the horizontal lines throughout the printout. I'm not sure if it should be remarked or not. [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 12:52, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:Looking at the a change to the transcript saying there are white lines on the paper. They have colour in them as you'd notice by zooming in. I don't know how to revise to an earlier version of the page and I don't know to word the transcript to reflect the detail. If anyone would oblige [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 14:10, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== the paper as a character ==

In this email at the very least the paper should probably be on the cast list. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::I agree [[User:Booksworm|Booksworm]] 14:14, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:Using that logic, then the paper should be considered a character in every single Strong Bad Email, including other things like sick day. {{User:Zerlock1124/sig}}
::Sick day perhaps, but I'd only think when the paper is more than just a piece of paper. Like how SB's old computers are characters in retirement. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:00, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Cheesesteaks and Tastykakes ==

<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background-image: none">
Look, Darius, if you want me to eat a Philly cheesesteak<br />
instead of answering an email this week, you got it. No<br />
skin off my back. I'll eat a couple-a Tastykakes while I'm<br />
at it, too. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta skee-dat.
</blockquote>

Could this be TBC's explanation for not updating last week? ;) {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:57, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Some parts of that sound like they came from the mouth of Homestar. Could that be the '''''real''''' reason Homestar is tangled up like that (via The Paper)? [[User:Neox|Neox]]

== Count to G ==
Could the score "G" be a reference to The Ugly One's "I can count to G!" statement in Teeny Tiny Girl Squad? Pretty obscure I admit...--[[User:Slackerboy|Slackerboy]] 15:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:[[G]] is a running gag of it's own and already in the article's fun facts. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Strong bad is... old? ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!
At time of The Paper's birth, SB was like 2-7 years old or something. Well, unless he meant the technology 30 years ago. {{User:Murkrow/sig}} 15:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad's parents might have bought an old or second hand printer rather than a new one.
::Remember, too, that there's other instances where we see Strong Bad represented as someone in his likely 30's. [[secret identity]], for one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Then again, he could have bought it at a garbage sale for like 15 dollars, along with the Tandy. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::I agree that the printer may already have been old before the Strongs got ahold of it. {{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 15:04, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Lightness...darkness... whaaa? ==

Did anyone else notice that a few hours ago, the Homestar easter egg was bright (i.e., it looked like a light was on in the room there), but now it's dark? [[User:Coveredinharmony|CoveredinSuudzu]] 15:48, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
: As the one who transcribed the toon shortly after it came out, I can't say I did. That said, the scene WAS bright in the actual scene in the email; just not the Easter egg. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::No it's always been dark. I saw it at 6 AM, Eastern time, shortly after it came out, and I remember thinking how bright Lappy was in the dark. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 18:33, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Sonic the Hedgehog 3 reference ==

When the island Strong Bad is standing on is sinking and he says something about killing end bosses, I think it's a reference to STH3 when, after defeating the final boss of the game, Angel Island falls from the sky and lands in the sea. There's also another game, Sonic & Knuckles, where I think the island actually floats into the sky again, again after defeating the final boss. [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 15:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:It could just as easily be a reference to the video game "Sinking Island". — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:13, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

::I always thought it looked a lot like the ending to Bionic Commando, where the Captain is flyiing away from the exploding base attatched to a helicopter. --{{User:Thatkidsam/sig}} 16:28, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:::Reminds me of "The Island of Dr. Destructo" for the C64, where you bomb various things until plumes of water shoot up and they sink. While it starts off with boats and subs, it soon progresses to islands, an inland castle, and space stations. Yep, a big plume of water shooting out of a sinking space station. --[[User:The Archon|The Archon]]

:What is a "load bearing boss?" Wikipedia doesn't explain. [[User:Bombcar|Bombcar]] 16:35, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::It appears that the article on load bearing bosses was "merged" into [[Wikipedia:Boss (video games)|Boss (video games)]], although the info cannot be found there either, so I'm guessing it was removed entirely. I removed the Wikipedia link and explained what a load bearing boss is in [[the paper#Explanations|Explanations]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 16:42, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::The wikipedia article on load bearing bosses has been reinstated, so I have put the link back in. There seems to be some debate on Wikipedia at the moment about whether it should have its own article or not, but it has been acknowledged that when the article was removed the information was not properly incorporated into the article on boss characters. I therefore have left the explanation of what a load bearing boss is on the hrwiki article, so that when/if something changes on wikipedia readers will still have an explaination. [[User:Schaedenfreud82|Schaedenfreud82]] 10:43, 12 June 2007

:I thought it was a reference to Street Fighter, where Ryu ends up in the middle of the ocean after beating Akuma (Note Strong Bad's white Bandana). [[User:tehpie|tehpie]] 20:19, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:It can't be a Sonic 3 (& Knuckles) reference, Angel Island is being held up by the master emerald, Robotnik stole that and the island fell into the ocean. At the end of the game your chosen character gets the emerald back (Off Robotnik as Sonic/Tails, Off Super Mecha-Sonic as Knuckles) and the island rises back into the sky as the credits are rolling. - [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 00:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

:I think it's a reference to the secret best ending of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' in which the island does sink amid a sunset, and the regular ending in which K. Rool falls into the water which is full of sharks. I added it to the page, but it was almost instantly removed. Although I'm very convinced this is the reference, there so much potential references is seems impossible to make any kind of argument in favor of one game without invoking accusations of TTATOT. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 00:55, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

:I could be wrong, but I think it's a reference to Contra. The music was deliciously 8-bit. The game ends with you leaving in a helicopter as the island explodes/sinks into the ocean. Of course, I could be wrong.[[User:StrongRad|StrongRad]] 03:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::And of course, the number of possibilities displayed on this talk page makes TTATOT evident. --[[User:24.222.241.186|24.222.241.186]] 11:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Freschka ==

Am I hearing it right? Homestar seems to mispronounce "Fresca" as either "fresha" or "freschka." --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 16:32, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
*Yeah...I think he does. --[[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 00:01, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:: Now that you mention it, does anyone hear him pronounce "Sierra Mist" as "Sarah Mist"?--{{User:NoMayonnaise/sig}} 20:00, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Trivia: first appearance of printer? ==

Should the fact that this is the first time the printer has been shown be added as trivia?
:Ah, but it's not. [[Email Processing Room|Twice]] [[lady fan|over]]. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:41, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== BASEketball ==

Hate to bring up the movie, but Homestar using a football on a basketball court is very reminiscent of BASEketball.{{User:Csours/sig}} 22:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:Footketball? - [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]]

::It's kind of like what's going on in [[The Athletic Field]], but backwards. Instead of having a football field with basketballs, they have a basketball field with a football. And anyways, BASEketball is played on modified baseball field but with basketballs. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

:::Think of it this way. Have any of the HR characters EVER played an actual sport? -[[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 02:39, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::::Homestart participated in baseball way back in [[Where My Hat Is At?]]... And does [[professional wrestling]] count? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:31, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Nightlight ==

Some anonny changed the word "night" in Strong Bad's song to "light". I can't listen to it right now to check, but is there any reason to think it'd be "light"? "Night" [[guitar|has]] a [[dragon|precedence]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:it is night{{User:Csours/sig}} 22:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::Obviously there's some disagreement here. I've seen more than one user use "light". Perhaps we should all re-listen rather than edit the page willy-nilly without consensus. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:26, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Like I said, I can't listen right now. I only changed the Fun Fact back to "night" after someone else changed the transcript. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I was merely attempting to prevent future willying and nillying, which often occurs in cases like these. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I definitely hear "night".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I re-listened, and I definitely hear "night" as well, FWIW. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 07:42, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::Listened to it carefully. Came to the conclusion that he says night. —{{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:09, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::'''Night''' also fits the Trogdor song reference perfectly. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:15, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== .4? ==

Is Homsar's number as ".4" a reference to Strong Sad's lament, when he acknowledges that about his hit counter? --[[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 23:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Numbers like that are a running gag in the tv industry for usless characters.Usually it's 0 or 1/2,though.

Very possible...I can't recall what fraction of a person they said Homsar was, though. If it was .4, then it's definately a reference. Also, person above me, please sign your posts... -[[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 02:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:"I bet Homsar is the .2 of a person." in [[Strong Sad's Lament]]... I'd say it's just a repeated joke, not a reference. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:56, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== As I was reading... ==

I was reading the Fun Facts and I couldn't find anything about the reference to the "One two" toon. Has anyone put it in there yet? {{User:Bassium!/sig}}
:Yes. —{{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::It was me who put it! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::: As it's noted in the Easter Eggs section, it was removed. And re-added. And re-removed. And re-re-added. And so forth. And now [[STUFF]]ed. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Anyone else hear "Wu-Tang"? ==

In the impressin' easter egg, it sounded like Coach Z was saying "Wu! Tang!", which would make sense since Z thinks they're the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/The_House_That_Gave_Sucky_Treats#Cherry_Clan BAERMB] and all. Anyone else hear it, or am I down with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Pumpkin_Carve-nival#Transcript second to last place]? {{User:Nebulon/sig}} 01:35, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:I listened closely, and I can hear a "da" sound, rather then a "ta". --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:16, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Striped Pants/Friend ==
I would like to suggest that SB referring to the paper as his "striped friend" is a reference to Homestar's "striped pants" in the email highschool, especially considering the pronunciation of "striped" (I'm not really sure the best way to indicate such pronunciation textually, however).
:We've already got [[-èd]]. It can't hut to mention it on the page. Italics in the transcript, anyone? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 02:25, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Uruk? ==
"The word "garglemesh" is a pun on the name of Gilgamesh, an ancient king of Uruk."
I don't see the relevance of this fact to the email. Can anyone expand on how the ancient king of Uruk is in any way relevant to a word Strong Bad made up? {{User:Zerlock1124/sig}}
:Yeah, you know, I know all aboot Gilgamesh, and I still really don't think it was meant to be a reference. Just some word Strong Bad made up. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 15:58, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::It sounds too close to Gilgamesh to be a coincidence. —{{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::I understand if Strong Bad only used "mesh" to describe his objections to the sound. The fact that he added the "gargle-" prefix, which adds nothing to the word, makes me conclude that he intended to include a joke, and not just a random part. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:26, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I took it as a corruption of "garbled mess". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I think it's definitely a play on Gilgamesh, but the Uruk part really isn't relevant to the email itself. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 15:45, 12 June 2007
:::::I agree that it's a corruption of "garbled mess", and even if it ''was'' a reference, it could also be a reference to the Gilgamesh Epic, or even Gilgamesh from the Final Fantasy games. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 21:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::(I believe that Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the main character of the Gilgamesh Epic) [[User:Pensivepoet.babblingbard|Pensivepoet.babblingbard]] 22:26, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Dribble, Dribble, Shoot! ==
''The following is reconstructed from a STUFF page. Brackets indicate where intent was inferred rather than stated.''
<div style="text-align:center"><hr width="70%"/></div>
:''The rhythmic Easter Egg is a reference to [[One Two, One Two]], which was released immediately before this email.''
[This is] already noted right above the Easter egg. [[HRWiki:Once and Only Once|Once and Only Once]] applies. [It should therefore not be noted in inside references.] {{User:Jay/sig}} 16:05, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:[It should be noted in inside references.] {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 16:05, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::According to Wiki standards, this has to be mentioned in the Inside References section of the article. Perhaps it would be better if the link above the Easter egg was removed and this was added [in inside references] instead. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Once and only once is fine with me. {{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::[The Chort]: Could you direct me to where in the [[HRWiki:Standards|Standards]] it says that? Because, as far as I can tell, it doesn't. {{User:Jay/sig}} 16:15, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::What I meant was that it would be better if it was mentioned in the Inside References section because that's where all the inside references are meant to be placed. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:18, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::[It should be noted in inside references.] {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 16:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::[It should be noted in inside references.] — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Once and Only Once is the most misunderstood concept on the wiki. It does ''not'' mean "link once" (a separate idea stated elsewhere), but rather "don't duplicate work unnecessarily". A good example is the [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] page, which uses a template for its transcript to avoid duplicating the work done for [[comic]]. The real question is, is having more than one link actually redundant in this case, or does it help the reader? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I agree with The Chort. It's an inside reference, so it should be noted in inside references. {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 17:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Been having trouble defending myself (like anyone ever agrees with me 9_9) thanks to Wiki hiccups (Wikkups?) Anyway, first of all, I'm not sure moving this off STUFF was a good idea. Secondly, we have a longstanding tradition of not putting things in Fun Facts that are already mentioned in some other fashion — generally through the transcript, such as Strong Sad's face appearing in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], or the emails in [[do over]]. This isn't LITERALLY in the transcript, but it's pretty close. How is this different? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:49, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:First of all, why would STUFF be better? This discussion isn't about ''whether'' to note something, but ''where'' and ''how'' to note it. In addition, there are more than two choices: we could note it in the Easter egg section, the inside references section, or both. Finally, the result of this thread could have implications for other toons, so a talk page would be a better place to hold such a discussion, as it allows for greater nuance.
:    I was under the impression that we linked in the transcript when we just couldn't find a place to link somewhere else. That is, transcript links are for things that aren't really ''referenced'' so much as they just make an appearance in the toon. Take the [[BMW lighter]], for example. If it shows up in a toon, it should be linked in the transcript so that someone unfamiliar with it can look it up, but its mere presence doesn't constitute a reference per se. On the other hand, the Easter egg in this toon is definitely making reference to [[One Two, One Two]]. It is, by definition, an inside reference, and so it seems logical to me that it should go in the inside references section. If we want to ''also'' hang a link in the Easter eggs section for clarity, then I have no problem with that either. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:: I suppose some of what you say makes sense, but a significant problem with Talk pages: visibility. Too many topics go unnoticed on Talk pages around here. If this IS an important issue, you're cutting into visibility putting it here. Heck, since it's been moved here, only one person who wasn't already in the discussion has joined in. We've had important issues indirectly on STUFF pages through related Fun Facts before. Now then, as for your points regarding appearances, I see what you're getting at, but this looks to be something of a gray issue to me. Again I bring up [[do over]]. The the emails being referred to, or are they simply appearing? (Of course, this issue is probably less gray than that, but still...) Furthermore, I apologize if I've seemed harsh, but between real-world stress and decisions that appear to be made with no consensus or discussion (sometimes, the decision to which I refer is NOT to let there be a consensus or discussion on something else) and little to no explanation, I'm getting angry over little things, like removal of this discussion from STUFF, pretty easily right now. Perhaps I need a Wikibreak. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:21, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Jay, this discussion isn't a half day old, of course more users have not joined in. I just got home an hour ago myself. Anyway, as this is a reference, I agree with those who say to link it from the fun facts. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Shiny blackness? ==

"And who knows how many times you saved my shiny black keister?"

Is it just me, or does this imply that Strong Bad is not wearing pants, and that his skin color is actually black (at least for his lower body)? [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 17:16, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:It would seem to suggest that. However, he has been seen [[stand-up|without]] [[senior prom|pants]] before. So no, the trousers aren't part of his skin. His boxing gloves and mask, on the other hand... {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're just his pants. Do you really think he would ever reveal the true color and level of shine of his actual keister? --[[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 02:45, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Out of Nowhere ==
I've been thinking about where the printer is exactly. I mean, when we zoom out and can see the entire Computer Room, there's no printer in sight. Also, relating to this email, it falls out of nowhere. I don't exactly know... {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 19:40, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
: I don't think anyone knows. How does Strong Bad type without boxing gloves? How does Homestar pick stuff up if he doesn't wear any Marzi-pants? How does The Paper appear when no one can see where the printer is - even outside of Strong Bad's computer room? Just one of the many mysteries of <strike>life</strike> Homestarrunner.com. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:: I agree - as Homestar mentions in this toon, Papes is able to transcend time and space (along with Homsar), which might explain a few things about other aspects of the H*R universe.--{{User:NoMayonnaise/sig}} 19:58, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Too Many Links ==
There are a bit too many links in the transcript, don't you think? I understand ones like the Compy 386, as that really has no where else to go, but BMW Lighter? ASCII art? These could go in remarks and inside references with the rest of the notes. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:11, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Dribbling a football ==

This is kind of a minor thing, but I wanted to suggest it here instead of just adding it, because every time I add something to a page on this site it gets deleted immediately as if to spite me. I want to add to the Remarks section the observation
:"Homestar is able to dribble a football as though it is a basketball, which is nearly impossible in reality due to its irregular shape and the comparatively lower pressure to which it is inflated."
It appears that the kinds of things that go in Remarks section are generally observations about continuity flaws and slight breaks from the way things work in reality, so I would say that this fits. Would anyone support my adding of this point? I contend that it's true; I've actually tried to dribble a football before and it usually just bounces off in some other direction, and not very far. [[User:74.136.199.185|74.136.199.185]] 03:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC) Chris

== Ogdenite ==

I think that "ogdenite" sounds a whole lot like "troglodyte", and is used in exactly the same tone. Or is that a stretch?

-willoughby
: That did occur to me, but unless we see a Jhonka/Kerrek-esque Ogdenite, I don't think we should mention it in the article. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:32, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Malfunction? ==

*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!" is a reference to the [[Tandy 400]]'s sponteaneous explosion in [[gimmicks]], its malfunction in [[sisters]], and the [[Compy 386]] succombing to [[The Virus]] in [[virus]]

I removed this fun fact twice. While it's true, it's long-winded, obvious, and seems to explain the joke. Yet this *is* *kind of* another instance of his [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|computer malfunctioning]], although that page only seems to cover direct *computer* malfunctions, not computer-*related* things, like the printer. Where, exactly does this info belong? -{{User:YK/sig}} 07:48, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Talk:the paper

Quolnok — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:16:31 GMT

Quolnok: /**/the paper as a character

from work

Quolnok — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:07:00 GMT

Quolnok: /* Explanations */

{{sbenav|169}}
[[Image:from work.png|thumb|"Hey! How come your imagination's working?"]]

Strong Bad answers an email from work.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[The Office]]

{{Comp|Corpy NT6}}

'''Date:''' April 9, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Corpy NT6!

==Transcript==
''{Close-up of the lower half of Strong Bad's face. He holds his hand over his mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sotto voce}'' Shhh! Shut up, you guys! I'm checkin' email from work today, and I can't let The Man know what I'm up to!

''{Cut to Strong Bad typing on a computer with a grey monitor that reads "Corpy NT6"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, tiptoe your fingers 'cross the keyboard for the quietest email you can check.

''{A buzzer is heard. An error message with a picture of a hand blocking a basketball appears with the text "BLOCKED! Back to work, drone!" The box shakes when the buzzer plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, man. They got everything blocked now. Even those awesome pop-up insurance ads with the cool mini-games in 'em. I tasered that gnome like ten times! ''{stops typing}'' Good thing The Cheat hooked me up with this Cheatware!

''{Strong Bad holds up a yellow 3.5" diskette with black spots; the label reads "Cheatware ver. 2.1" and has an ASCII-like* drawing of The Cheat. He puts it in the computer. The computer makes a whirring sound and the text "Grandmaw Edgar's Corporate Firewall Get-Arounder" appears on the screen with a picture of an old woman and a brick wall. Music plays. The screen changes to an animation of the old woman pole vaulting over the wall into an envelope. The words "Running..." appears at the top and changes to "Done and done." as the animation finishes. A loading bar at the bottom progresses from yellow to red.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, nice work, pixel-Granny! Undermine those corporate oppressors on witcha bad self! ''{brings up email}''

<blockquote class="corpy email" style="border:#ddd;border-bottom:#ccc;">
Dear Strong Bad,<br>
If you could have any job in the whole<br>
world, regardless of how much it pays, what<br>
would you have?<br>
From The Nitwon
<div style="border:none;background:#08089c"></div>
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "The Nitwon" as "The Nittle One"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You ask like I haven't told you guys a million times... ''{drumroll sounds; Strong Bad clears screen}'' I'd be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber! ''{"tada" sound effect; the words "Space Whale Scrubber" flash in many colors}'' Cause  those are the ones that get to wear that glittery pantsuit and use a lazormop to scrub all the nudules and crudules off the whale's dorsal ridge! ''{Crickets chirp. Strong Bad looks around.}'' Umm, shouldn't we be seeing some of this by now?

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' Baghh!

''{Cut to view of Bubs standing behind Strong Bad, who is facing him}''

'''BUBS:''' Sorry, Strong Bad! The suits had me install a firewall on your imagination! All that free thinking was wasting the company's cost money!

''{Close up of Strong Bad's face}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's it! I am totally never gonna quit this job but start complaining about it a little bit more! ''{he thumps the desk with his fist four times}''

''{Back to view Strong Bad and Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I'd better get back to tasering that gnome! Err, I mean, upgrading the taser in that gnome! Server!

''{return to view of Strong Bad in front of the Corpy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, I guess I could try and describe it using work approved methods. Let's see: ''{clears screen, brings up a blank graph. Continues typing, the words appear in red above the graph}'' Why 2nd 2nd Assistant Space-Whale Scrubber is My Dream Job. ''{an image of a space-whale appears in the background}'' Twenty percent pantsuit, ''{a green bar comes up from the bottom of the graph with "20%" written on it and "pantsuit" written under it}'' seventeen percent space-whale proximity... ''{a shorter purple bar comes up with "17%" written on it and "space-whale proximity" written under it}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey, cube neighbor!

''{Cut to Strong Sad looking at Strong Bad over the side of his cubicle}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My work staysh is asking me if I want to log off or log out. Which one do I choose?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pffft! Stupid temp. You don't know the difference between logging off and logging out?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, no. Back when I was in charge of the ''{starts drumming his fingers}'' schwa sound at dictionary.com they used to...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Look, just hold down escape, control, tab, alt, both shifts, num lock and the little squiggly until your screen turns blue. Then, stare at it until your shift ends.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, thanks!

''{Strong Sad Goes back down into his own cubicle. Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the Corpy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay. Back to the, back to the sbemail. Let's talk about dorsal ridges!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You wanna know what—

''{Cut to Homestar Runner behind Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''my'' dream job would be?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No. I mean, no. I mean, no.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'd be the guy—

''{Cut to a shot of blue sky with clouds}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:'''—that flies around ''{Homestar Runner falls onto and starts riding a large flying goldfish}'' on that big plastic goldfish, ''{an oversized toothbrush appears next to Homestar, who uses it to paint clounds in the sky}'' painting the clouds with an oversized novelty toothbrush!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! How come your imagination's working?

''{Homestar stops painting clouds. Cut back to Homestar Runner and Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, I got admin privileges! It helps when you're best friends with the Big Cheese!

''{Zoom out; An annoyed Pom Pom is behind Homestar with sunglasses above his eyes and carrying a bicycle with the text "[...]IG CHEESE"}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Agh! ''{jumps, turns around}'' The Big Cheese!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{bends over with a downtrodden look}'' Yes, sir. Sorry, sir. Right away, sir. Hallelujah, sir. ''{Pom Pom begins to bounce away, with Homestar shuffling behind him}'' I'll have that DNA evidence on your desk by five.

''{Back to Strong Bad in front of the Corpy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nevermind, Nitwit. Checking sbemails at the office is not worth the trouble. I dunno how all those bloggers do it. Oh well. I guess I'd better get back to woik.

''{Screen clears; a message appears saying "Would you like to:"; there are two buttons, one that says "Log off", one that says "Log out"}''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbles, typing noises}'' 'Scape... tab... squiggly... ''{with each type, a word appears onscreen: "esc.ctrl.tab.alt.shift.shift.numlock.~.<"}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#455FD8; border-color:#E2E2E2; text-align:center">
{| cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid white; color:white; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto"
|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#455FD8" |  TEMP LOG OFF/OUT ERROR 
|-
| <div style="text-align:center; border:none; background:none">Oh you are SOOOO not<br/>gonna work here again!</div>
|}
</blockquote>

''{The Paper comes down. After about 7 seconds, Strong Bad continues:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, gonna be a long one. I haven't even taken my first sit-in-the-men's-room-and-play-''Tetris''-for-an-hour break yet.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Taser gnome.PNG|thumb|Low rates and percent signs]]
*Click on the comic strip on the wall when Strong Sad appears to bring up a [[Dullard]] comic.
*Click on "work" at the end after Strong Bad's comment in order to play "[[Taser the Gnome Game|Taser the Gnome For Low Rates]]".

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Firewall|firewall]] is meant to protect a computer from unwanted connections.
*A [[Wikipedia:Temporary work|temp]] is a short-term worker.
*A [[Wikipedia:Blog|blog]], or "weblog", is a journal-like user generated website.
*A [[Wikipedia:Schwa|schwa]] is an unstressed, neutral vowel sound, represented by an ə (an upside down e).
*The squiggly (~) is known as the [[Wikipedia:Tilde|tilde]].
*"Corpy" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of [[Wikipedia:Corporation|corporation]] and [[Compy 386|Compy]].
*The [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/glossary/indexd.shtml dorsal ridge] is a raised line or hump on the back of some whales (in place of a dorsal fin).
*Strong Bad's log off/log out key sequence is a parody of the key sequence used to unlock Windows NT work stations, [[Wikipedia:Three-finger salute (computing)|Ctrl+Alt+Delete]].

===Remarks===
*The sound made by the computer when the [[Cheatware]] disk is put in is the noise made by many old 5.25" floppy drives. This was also heard in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]], [[Peasant's Quest]], and [[Thy Dungeonman 3]]. However, the [[Cheatware]] disk is a 3.5" one. 
*The tune to the opening email song that this email has is similar to that of [[trading cards]].
*Several fluorescent lights can be seen in the Corpy's reflection.
*The ASCII-like image of The Cheat is not possible to make with ASCII. Parenthesis are used sideways, and the characters do not align correctly with a fixed width font.
*You can only achieve a score of 99950 on the "Taser the Gnome for Low Rates" before the score starts to get cut off.
*The Dullard comic Easter egg can still be accessed through Strong Bad's head.

===Goofs===
*The Dullard comic is not visibly attached to the wall in any way, as the thumbtack does not actually go through the comic.
*The reflections of the lights above Strong Bad's cubicle overlap the reflection of his head, which should not be possible since his head would block any light coming from that direction.

===Inside References===

*This is the fifth email running to mention [[DNA Evidence]].
*Strong Sad previously said "staysh" in [[Missing Lappy]].
*This is another program of the [[Edgar]] family.
*Using a lazormop to scrub all the nudules and crudules off the space whale's dorsal ridge is another example of [[Lasers]].
*One of the items in Bubs's tool belt is a [[Permanent Marker|permanent marker]].
*Bubs spoke of The Man in [[Cool Things]].
*Homestar saying he'll have the DNA evidence on Pom Pom's desk by five is a reference to the first [[Dullard]] comic.

===Real-World References===
*Products advertised in the Taser the Gnome easter egg are a [[Wikipedia:XBox|Microsoft Xbox]], a [[Wikipedia:iPod (5G)|Fifth Generation iPod]], and a [[Wikipedia:PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Portable (PSP)]], all common "prizes" for playing the game ads which the Gnome Tasering game is parodying.
*''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' is an extremely well-known and often imitated video game created by [[Wikipedia:Alexey Pajitnov|Alexey Pajitnov]], and has been ported to several video game consoles.
*The "Corpy [[Wikipedia:Windows NT|NT]]6" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Windows_Vista|Windows Vista]], which is Windows NT [[Wikipedia:Windows NT#Releases|version 6]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Man|The Man]] is a term from the '60s used to describe authority figures. It is often associated with a negative connotation, as '60s movements which used the term tended to resist the influence of individuals who could be considered "The Man."
*"Insurance games" is a reference to online advertisements from companies, like LowerMyBills.com and FreePay, that feature Flash-based games which lead to the company's website when played.
*The screen turning blue is a reference to the [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#System Errors|Blue Screen of Death]], a [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] system error screen.
*[http://dictionary.reference.com Dictionary.com] is an online dictionary.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|169|{{{2|11151}}}}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:Drive-Thru

Quolnok — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:26:48 GMT

Quolnok: /* Name that Tune */

==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)

== 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 frm 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)

== 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)

Talk:your funeral

Quolnok — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:44:39 GMT

Quolnok: /* screaming yellow */

==Can I help?==
can I help with trying to find some glitches? -[[User:TheDenzel|The Denzel]] 01:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:You don't have ask. Do whatever you want to help. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== the email is down right now. ==

This probably means it will soon be updated in a way that will be of interest for the 'glitch/trivia' section.[[User:168.156.44.101|168.156.44.101]] 02:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:...uh, no. It's not. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:(if you are getting a 404'd from it, hold down the shift key and hit the reload button) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:47, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It perhaps wasn't gone for long, I reloaded it SEVERAL during a few minutes when it wouldn't seem to appear.[[User:24.22.145.14|24.22.145.14]] 05:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
==Homestar lip dot?==
When Homestar is reading from the phone book, one of the mouth frames has a black dot on it, and shows up whenever that particular frame is up. <small>— [[User:69.105.202.40|69.105.202.40]] ([[User talk:69.105.202.40|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/69.105.202.40|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>

- Check please. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 03:24, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Too far? ==

O_O Too... i dunno. Definitely not for kids. More PG-13 rated.

-Everybody! <small>— [[User:70.249.46.80|70.249.46.80]] ([[User talk:70.249.46.80|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/70.249.46.80|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>

:Uh... Why? Because there's corpses? --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 02:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's all pretty cartoony, expecially how Strong Bad continues to fail staying dead. Strong Bad waking up with an exposed ribcage creeped me out a little, but I wouldn't say the email went too far. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I think they were in danger of going too far, given the rather morbid question, but I have to say they handled it quite nicely. I mean, Homestar reading from the phone book at a eulogy? Genius! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 02:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::: Got it! -Everybody! <small>— [[User:70.249.46.80|70.249.46.80]] ([[User talk:70.249.46.80|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/70.249.46.80|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>
::::Getting a bit forumy here. Let's keep this page about the content. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== 50th Lappy-mail ==

This is the 50th Lappy e-mail. Sweet. Here's hoping it'll outlive the Compy! --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 02:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:Only if the quality and humor in the Lapp-e-mails can reach that of the Compy era... ::rolls eyes:: [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:53, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Egg - future SB ==

Are you sure he's a zombie in the egg? When he came out of the jar as a zombie he had black eyes and a visible rib. In the egg it looks like he's just stuck somethng to his head, put on some tattered jeans and is spitting out a mouthful of grape jelly. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 03:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree. I think he's still alive there.{{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Which would agree with what he said at the end of the email. How he hoped the zombies would let him be on their side, even though he was alive. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:While I see where you all are coming from, in my opinion, SB acts more like a zombie in the easter egg than in the e-mail. That is, in the e-mail proper, he has complete and full consciousness, while such presumably cannot be said for egg SB. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 05:02, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, he ''acts'' like a zombie, anyone can spit out jelly while saying "Blarg". - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]]

== References in future characters? ==

Do you think Future Pom Pom and Future Strong Sad are references in themselves? Future Pom Pom looks a lot like Duke Nukem... <small>— [[User:68.44.220.232|68.44.220.232]] ([[User talk:68.44.220.232|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/68.44.220.232|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>
:By their faces, beards, cigars, and ammo belts, I am willing to wager that it is a reference to the Contra series of video games and the 2 main chracters from the original game in that series. See the picture located [http://www.racketboy.com/retro/contra-arcade.jpg here] for confirmation purposes.~[[User:DanZero|DanZero]] 06:31, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::Interesting — I wonder if there's a closer reference though, only because Contra doesn't have anything like zombies in it. Or maybe it's just a general reference to that style of gritty '80s action hero... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:36, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== screaming yellow ==

Is there any evidence that this is really a reference to the candy, and not say, to the car? Either seems pretty much arbitrary to me. Perhaps the candy is a bit more in "TBC style" as far as references go (so retro). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: But TBC didn't make the reference... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::yes, of course, since this is in the body of the email received, it should be assumed that TBC are refering to nothing at all, and it's simply word for word the email they received. At any rate, it feels like speculation to me. Though, there are only 2 or 3 things in the popular lexicon that I can imagine the author of the email intended. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Perhaps it was a faulty reference to Dripping Yellow Madness. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 05:44, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Removed as speculation, we have no idea what the author intended and there is more than one possiblity {{User:Bryanc/sig}}:
*'Screaming Yellow Strong Bad' is presumably a reference to the snack food [[Wikipedia:Screaming Yellow Zonkers|Screaming Yellow Zonkers]].

Talk:your funeral

Quolnok — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:44:23 GMT

Quolnok: /* Egg - future SB */

==Can I help?==
can I help with trying to find some glitches? -[[User:TheDenzel|The Denzel]] 01:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:You don't have ask. Do whatever you want to help. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== the email is down right now. ==

This probably means it will soon be updated in a way that will be of interest for the 'glitch/trivia' section.[[User:168.156.44.101|168.156.44.101]] 02:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:...uh, no. It's not. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:(if you are getting a 404'd from it, hold down the shift key and hit the reload button) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:47, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It perhaps wasn't gone for long, I reloaded it SEVERAL during a few minutes when it wouldn't seem to appear.[[User:24.22.145.14|24.22.145.14]] 05:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
==Homestar lip dot?==
When Homestar is reading from the phone book, one of the mouth frames has a black dot on it, and shows up whenever that particular frame is up. <small>— [[User:69.105.202.40|69.105.202.40]] ([[User talk:69.105.202.40|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/69.105.202.40|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>

- Check please. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 03:24, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Too far? ==

O_O Too... i dunno. Definitely not for kids. More PG-13 rated.

-Everybody! <small>— [[User:70.249.46.80|70.249.46.80]] ([[User talk:70.249.46.80|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/70.249.46.80|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>

:Uh... Why? Because there's corpses? --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 02:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's all pretty cartoony, expecially how Strong Bad continues to fail staying dead. Strong Bad waking up with an exposed ribcage creeped me out a little, but I wouldn't say the email went too far. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I think they were in danger of going too far, given the rather morbid question, but I have to say they handled it quite nicely. I mean, Homestar reading from the phone book at a eulogy? Genius! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 02:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::: Got it! -Everybody! <small>— [[User:70.249.46.80|70.249.46.80]] ([[User talk:70.249.46.80|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/70.249.46.80|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>
::::Getting a bit forumy here. Let's keep this page about the content. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== 50th Lappy-mail ==

This is the 50th Lappy e-mail. Sweet. Here's hoping it'll outlive the Compy! --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 02:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:Only if the quality and humor in the Lapp-e-mails can reach that of the Compy era... ::rolls eyes:: [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:53, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Egg - future SB ==

Are you sure he's a zombie in the egg? When he came out of the jar as a zombie he had black eyes and a visible rib. In the egg it looks like he's just stuck somethng to his head, put on some tattered jeans and is spitting out a mouthful of grape jelly. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 03:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree. I think he's still alive there.{{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Which would agree with what he said at the end of the email. How he hoped the zombies would let him be on their side, even though he was alive. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:While I see where you all are coming from, in my opinion, SB acts more like a zombie in the easter egg than in the e-mail. That is, in the e-mail proper, he has complete and full consciousness, while such presumably cannot be said for egg SB. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 05:02, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, he ''acts'' like a zombie, anyone can spit out jelly while saying "Blarg". - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]]

== References in future characters? ==

Do you think Future Pom Pom and Future Strong Sad are references in themselves? Future Pom Pom looks a lot like Duke Nukem... <small>— [[User:68.44.220.232|68.44.220.232]] ([[User talk:68.44.220.232|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/68.44.220.232|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])</small>
:By their faces, beards, cigars, and ammo belts, I am willing to wager that it is a reference to the Contra series of video games and the 2 main chracters from the original game in that series. See the picture located [http://www.racketboy.com/retro/contra-arcade.jpg here] for confirmation purposes.~[[User:DanZero|DanZero]] 06:31, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::Interesting — I wonder if there's a closer reference though, only because Contra doesn't have anything like zombies in it. Or maybe it's just a general reference to that style of gritty '80s action hero... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:36, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== screaming yellow ==

Is there any evidence that this is really a reference to the candy, and not say, to the car? Either seems pretty much arbitrary to me. Perhaps the candy is a bit more in "TBC style" as far as references go (so retro). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: But TBC didn't make the reference... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::yes, of course, since this is in the body of the email received, it should be assumed that TBC are refering to nothing at all, and it's simply word for word the email they received. At any rate, it feels like speculation to me. Though, there are only 2 or 3 things in the popular lexicon that I can imagine the author of the email intended. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Removed as speculation, we have no idea what the author intended and there is more than one possiblity {{User:Bryanc/sig}}:
*'Screaming Yellow Strong Bad' is presumably a reference to the snack food [[Wikipedia:Screaming Yellow Zonkers|Screaming Yellow Zonkers]].

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== Suggestion ==

In the "Preferences" page, the user is prompted to offer their "Nickname". I know of at least one example where a user has thought this meant "put whatever you like here". But of course we expect that what's put in "Nickname" will be the same as or very close to the user's username. Any chance we can reword that so new users will know how to create [[HRWiki:Signature|policy-compliant]] signatures? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 06:17, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
:I don't know, I've never minded users going by a name other than their username as long as they're consistent about it and the "nickname" isn't taken. However, that doesn't mean I necessarily encourage doing that, because it can get confusing at times — especially for us RecentChanges junkies. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:20, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
::Well, we have asked people to change their nicks before, because they were either offensive or something like MattChapman. I think it's a good idea to give a few hints as to what's acceptable and encouraged.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:36, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
:I remember back when I joined, I thought that "Nickname" was simply for "What shall we address you by other than your user name?". Perhaps the code can be altered to say "[[Help:Signature|Signature]]" or something of the like. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 15:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
::At 'Kipedia it ''does'' already say "Signature" rather than nickname, and this seems to be a lot more logical to me. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:41, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I would also prefer it to say "Signature". When I was young it caused me to experience confusion when typing four tildes created "Salty" rather than "Lappy 486" (my old username). I thought it just added it to some type of profile users have like on a forum. {{User:Salty/sig}} 00:47, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

== Template help! ==

I am trying to make two templates for my site [psupedia.org] (looks like a combination of the H*R Wiki and the English Wiki) but I can't get them to stand side-by-side. Whenever I try to do them, they merge together in a big ugly mess. Can someone please help me out that ? : )

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If you would like to, you can post it in [http://psupedia.org/index.php?title=User_talk:SAsim my talk page] or this IP's one if you are willing to help, it might be easier on my site because the images I have in the code are enabled and I don't think this site would like having that. I expect you guys are very good with coding and you could finish it up soon, because my neck is probably on the line with the site admin there! hehe. [[User:68.194.9.27|68.194.9.27]] 17:03, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

:Upon first glance, it appears you've forgotten to close all four of your "tables", and that they are all nested within each other, creating a big mess. I'd recommend checking out [[Help:Table]] for information on how to use tables properly. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:29, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

:Thanks Lapper, wish I asked sooner. :P Also sorry if I ruined the page a little, my other edit make the width larger than it should be. [[User:68.194.9.27|68.194.9.27]] 17:34, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

::It's fine, I've broken it down so that it doesn't overflow. And you're very welcome. Good luck. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:36, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

:::Ugh, I tried it again using the help guide and your advice but it's still merging. I closed the tables and I tried variations to replace the '!'s with '|'s and '|+'. I tried a lot of variations and it still isn't changing. :( [[User:68.194.9.27|68.194.9.27]] 18:29, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

::::[[User:Lapper#User Quotes|Drop me a line]] around 21:00 utc. We'll work it out together. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 14:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

==Halloween skin cont'd==
''Note: continued from [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 15#Halloween skin]]''

Well, given that [[coloring]] is not a pre-Halloween toon, changing the skin is a little less urgent. We don't have to put the skin up for a couple more days, unless you guys + Dot com are ready to go. And from what's written on the wiki, some things are not entirely agreed upon yet. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:I'm agreed on whatever you want to do. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Punkin stencil rotation in the upper right corner? Official site link logo change to uncarved pumpakin? We will use [[:Image:Wikiween.png]] (sorry you didn't see that, FireBird). The orange and gray main page tables look awesome. Do we have our spooky forest silhouette? Is Dot com ready to go when we are ready (I think I know the answer)? Is All On? Hafta go bafroom? =3? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, they just released a [[Malloween Commercial|Malloween]] Podstar, so I guess they're all up in the Halloween season. Why aren't we? D= --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Canada $$ ==

Could someone please send TBC an email about quotes in CAD not USD. I would but my email is down rright now so thanks
:Why the urgency? Oh, for the Canadian Decemberween sale? You can [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=1+USD+%3D+%3F+CAD&btnG=Search use] Google or another website to convert USD to CAD. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 23:20, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

==subtitles==
The [[HRwiki:Subtitles|subtitles]] project has become very big, and I think that it deserves it's own link on the main page, as it's actually pretty hard to find otherwise. - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 00:24, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:It's currently linked from [[HRWiki:The Stick]], and there are links to the subtitles scripts on every toon article (on the left hand side, under the "external links" box). But most people will probably not have noticed this. I don't know how it would fit on the main page, though.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:30, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::I was thinking under Miscellany...- {{User:The Joe/sig}} 00:37, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::The main page is generally for Homestar-only content. The Stick is for Wiki and community created content. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 13:33, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I'd really like to have some kind of "Did you know?" message available to the public informing them of the use of subtitles, once the project is mostly complete & well checked. Otherwise, not many people are going to notice or benefit from your hard work. This is definitely worth main page inclusion, but it should be noted in a novel yet appropriate way. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I just read this and I think that's a ''Great'' idea BazookaJoe. A "did you know?" could help inform people about wiki-related things that might otherwise go un-noticed for quite sometime... things some people might never know of who don't use the wiki often.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:06, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

== Matt's Birthday coming up ==

What are we planning on doing for Matt's birthday (11/1). It's a week or so away and I think it would be neat if we did something so that we all can be involved. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 09:49, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:That would be cool — I can't think of anything; any ideas? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 10:24, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::I was thinking about making up a huge card and have everyone submit a message by jpg or png to a central person such as JoeyDay, Tom, or It's dot com. Then have that person compile all the meassages and take it to a Kinkos and have them print it on a large poster board and then mail it to them. I would be glad to contribute via paypal to the cost of printing and mailing this card and I think others would too. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:18, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::The forum guys [[Forum:5751|did that last year]]... they just emailed it to him, I think. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I never got to sign that card. It sounded like a good idea, though. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:35, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Email is okay, but I think it would neat to snail mail a card this year. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:54, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Well, we'd better hurry, then, whatever it is. :( —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:10, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Matt's card.png|thumb|Idea]]
:::::::I was thinking about something like this →
:::::::I think whoever lives the closest to GA should be the one to mail to allow for the shortest postal delivery time (although I can do it if no one else...I live in VA) {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
That sounds good if you are willing to get it fancy printed and a-spensive mailed. Or someone else can still volunteer. I think, as a suggestion, people should include their location, parts of real name, nickname, and an optional note, like this:<br />
::''(Note)''
:''Cort "BazookaJoe" S.''
::''Michigan''
—[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 14:03, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:This does sound like something that would be better suited to be discussed on Forum though... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:31, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

::I agree with Phlip. This really isn't something that has to do with collecting and organizing information about Homestar Runner, it's more of a community activity type thing. Someone want to start a thread there and post the link here? -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:39, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Except that this would be something that would come from the wiki community, not the forum community. If it was on the forum regular wiki users such as myself would not see it. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Phlip, Tom, I don't agree with you. The forum and wiki communities are different. I'm not part of the forum as well as some forumers not part of the wiki. I would love to sign a message from the '''wiki''' people, as I missed the one from last year. I R F: You have my full support. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I'm agreeing with E.L. Cool, here; I don't have an account on the forum, and besides, this is an HRWiki proposal, not an HRWikiForum one. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:16, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Agree. This is a wiki birthday card. The forumers did their own card last year. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:19, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

In order to reduce recent changes flooding, it would probably be a good idea for all those who wish to send Matt a happy birthday to e-mail the designated card-maker. The card maker will update the image with well-wishes and signatures once he or she receives a good amount of e-mails. In order not to leave some semi-active wiki users in the dust, I suggest we post a advisory on [[Template:recentchangesnotice]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:32, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:I'd be willing to volunteer to make the graphic, but if we do choose to go snail-mail I'm not certainly sending it from here... it's probably too late to send it by snail mail anyway if we want it to arrive in time... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 20:50, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::I'd be willing to print it out and mail it. If we print it out and have it priority mailed by Saturday (10/28) morning, that should be enough time, right? Also, I do live in Illinois, so it may be better if someone closer does it... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::If it gets dropped into First Class mail a couple of states away on early Monday morning, it could possibly make it to Decatur by Nov 1 if we are lucky. Otherwise it would be Nov 2. Or, somebody from any state could shed a few extra dollars, send it through Priority Mail, and have it make it by Nov 1 for sure. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::With Priority Mail, I think we should send it out on Saturday at the latest. With Express Mail, we could get away with Monday (although that's very expensive). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:00, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Edit conflicted: Oh wait, they would have to Priority it on Saturday in order to be 100% sure that it will make it by Wednesday. I think it's pretty likely to make it by Wednesday if someone in a nearby state sends it Priority early Monday morning. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:02, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::That's true (for some reason I was thinking that Nov. 1 was on Tuesday). And mailing it on Monday will give more time for us to gather enough signatures to fill up the page. Well, Virginia's pretty close to Georgia — what do you think Invisible Robot Fish? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:19, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Sure, if no one else is closer I can send it on monday. I will go to the store tomorrow and check out shipping and display options. I have both a paypal account and a UPS account so I could send it out from work on Monday easy. The more I was thinking about this, the more low-tech I am thinking. I was think about buying some poster board, perhaps making it look like the one from [[caffeine]] and print out all of your sigs and glue them on the board. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:03, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
We should start spreading the word and collecting signatures soon. There are only so many days left. I suggest we use BazookaJoe's template for the signatures. IRF, as the card maker, you would be the best person to collect the sigs. Would you prefer to get them by email or on your talk page? Are you planning to print them out in colour or black and white? Should we have a rough guideline about the size of the signatures? (oh, still so many questions){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:21, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
:Color is fine. If you just want to sign via text, use my [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish|talk page]]. If you have a graphic or image for your sig, post your link on my talk page but please adhear to the [[HRWiki:Image_use_policy|image use policiy]]. Size doesn't matter because I will size them to all fit. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:09, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

:::I'd Like to sign it--[[User:Marvelrulez|Marvelrulez]]

This is a little embarassing to admit so late, but I don't know Matt's mailing address ** blushes **. I think JoeyDay knows it (since he got a letter from them), but I don't see him on that often. Is this info available anywhere? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:18, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
:I'm sending you an email. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
::Please re-send it. I just updated my email address in preferences because I can't check my personal email account at work. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:58, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Re-sent'd. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:03, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

== Little thing that's bugging me: ==

Can someone remove the " (English)" from the [[Wikipedia:OpenSearch|OpenSearch]] description of the search engine? I understand why it would be useful at a multi-lingual Wiki like Wikipedia, but it seems a bit unnecessary for this site... --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 22:35, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

== Whoa skin ==

This skin is awexome and all, who made it? But it's hurting my eyes SO MUCH! Could we also possibly have a Decemberween skin too? --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 10:45, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

:Pretty cool, huh? The discussion and people involved can be found [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 15#Halloween skin|here]] and [[Talk:Main Page#Halloween skin cont.27d|here]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 10:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

::How about a D'ween logo a little like this:[[:Image:Dween wiki.PNG]] {{unsigned|Marvelrulez|14:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)}}

:::That's a nifty idea, but let's just enjoy H'ween today. We can worry about D'ween when we get closer to it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:21, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

::::Not to off-topic, but I ''love'' Strong Bad as the Chiquita Banana lady... http://forum.hrwiki.org/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 17:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::For the last time, he's Carmen freakin' Miranda! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:14, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Shouldn't we take it down now?--{{User:The4sword/sig}} 23:01, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I think the agreed time to deactivate it was the 3rd. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Oh. I'm dumb.--{{User:The4sword/sig}} 20:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
We should totally make the Halloween thing a skin in the preferences. --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 00:31, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
:Or feel free to steal it from my Monobook. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Update 10/27==

There is a new DVD out. It's called "Everything Else: Volume 2". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 20:52, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

== Inside References? ==

This may sound like a stupid question, but what are inside references? Is it a list of fourth wall breaks?

[[User:Cheddar Cheesia|Cheddar Cheesia]] 21:20, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

:An Inside Reference is when a toon makes a clear reference to a previous Homestar Runner cartoon. See [[HRWiki:Standards#Inside References]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:18, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

::In contrast, a [[Fourth Wall Breaks|fourth wall break]] can be summarized to mean when a character acknowledges that they are not real but just a character. They are not merely interacting with each other; they know that they are being watched by us. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:35, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up!

[[User:Cheddar Cheesia|Cheddar Cheesia]] 19:19, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

== HRWiki ==

I have not been here in a while, what happened to the old main page? The one from about one and a half years ago. [[User:65.6.55.61|65.6.55.61]] 03:57, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

:Well, the Main Page has been redesigned twice in the past year and a half. You can sort through the history to find the changes, I suppose. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:02, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

:Hi, nice to have you back! We have quite a life story at [[HRWiki:A History]]. I think the main page redesign(s) are in there somewhere... —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:07, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

:By the way, [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=86323 this] is about what the main page looked like a year and a half ago, before the redesign to approximately what we have now. The Homestar and Strong Bad backgrounds are different than they were. They used to look like [[:Image:Main Page Spring 2006.png|this]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:16, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

== Stupid Coincidence Magazine ==

I for one think that TBC looks on goof and glitch section after each toon is released. I have been noticing each week that not long after we post a mis-spelling, it is promptly corrected. I wonder if it would be possible to check the IP addresses that access the site from the time of the of goof, to the time of the correction on the homestarrunner site and find an IP address that comes from Atlanta, GA. That might help confirm that the TBC use or humble site weekly rather than just once in awhile like they mentioned in various interviews and commentary. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:26, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

:According to our [[HRWiki:Privacy_policy#Policy_on_release_of_data_derived_from_page_logs|Privacy policy]] we aren't allowed to extract an IP, unless it's for one of the reasons stated in the policy. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:32, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

::Such a search would not be practical and would probably yield ambiguous results. You've gotta take into account the sheer amount of traffic our site has. Between the time that those goofs were <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=4_branches&diff=384623&oldid=384621 first reported]</span> and when they were <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=4_branches&diff=384841&oldid=384833 confirmed fixed]</span>, there were 219,134 server hits. Of those, about 7,380 more or less directly related to the [[4 branches]] page, and comprised 2,338 unique IPs—more than I'd want to search through, especially because there would surely be false positives from Atlanta-area fans. That's not to say I don't think TBC regularly use us as a resource. I'm pretty sure they do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
::: Their comments about the Visor Robot on the last DVD should say as much. ;) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:55, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

:::Too bad, 'cause if we could have determined their IP address, we'd have been one step closer to harnessing the unbridled energy of their brain waves — Muahahaha. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:57, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

::::Also, here's specific confirmation that they have (at least in the past) found out goofs from the wiki: [[animal#Goofs]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

:::::You don't have to search IP addresses to confirm they use this site. We found evidence that one of the ways they add images to toons is most likely a Google image search, the same thing I'd use. Use your common sense. If YOU were making Homestar toons, wouldn't you go to the online encyclopedia that will have all mistakes pointed out to you after the fact with-in a few hours? Of course you would. Then you'd go fix 'em up and everything is fine. We save them the time of proofreading their toons over too much. We help them catch minor flaws in the toons. Probably, they use it more than before... which is why a lot of older toons mistakes stay uh... mistook.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:28, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
::::::I'd just love to know when and how they found us. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::::::It's quite possibly they have a site tracker that can tell them where the majority of traffic to their site comes from. And a lot probably comes from here.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

::::::::But that wasn't the point of what IRF and Dorian said. Yes, TBC ''probably'' use our site every week, and yes they ''probably'' found us by looking at incoming links, but that's not the same as verifying it using an IP address, or knowing the exact details of when they first discovered us. Remember the "holy crap, look at this!" feeling you got when you first found HRWiki? I for one want to know the whens, wheres, hows, and whys of when TBC first saw us. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::The 2000+ list would go down if you cross-referenced them against other toons and when the errors were corrected, but after thinking about it, I agree that there would be too many false positives. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

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Why's it say "the 4Tst (pronounced "firty-tirst")"? That's clearly fourty-tirst - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 10:09, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
:Because that's how TBC spelled it and how Matt pronounced it. Watch the toon. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 10:16, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
::Check the commentary and you get some ambiguity. My solution, I've linked 4Tst to the [[Tooty-two]] page where I put the pronunciation note. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:23, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
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Talk:Lack of Visible Arms

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The [[King of Town]] also doesn't appear to have any visible arms (nor does the Prince of Town in [[flashback]]), but no direct reference is made to this.

== He just gave me the bird! ==

:''Homestar flips Strong Bad off, and Strong Bad reacts as if he can see it.''

I think the joke in [[the bird]] was that Homestar "flips off" Strong Bad by responding "right back at you" to Strong Bad's Single Deuce, as if ''he didn't even need to'' flip a hand. Understand? --[[User:Sam Goldfish|Sam Goldfish]] 22:31, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:...Actually, you're right, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:Yeah, I was about to make that very same comment before I saw I was beaten to it. If not totally removed, I think the entry should be heavily reworded. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:42, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::Nah, it's supposed to be taken straightforward; Homestar ''really'' flips him the bird. If somebody merely ''told me'' they were flipping me off, I don't think I would take it as badly as Strong Bad does. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:08, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
:::I had always seen it as a real, invisible one rather than "it's the thought that counts." I'm not arguing definitely against that. ''But'' a little bit of humor in the whole email comes from the fact that ''none'' of the flip-offs are visible, since even the characters with visible hands lack independent finger movement. Strong Bad's and Pom Pom's "deuces" are mere hand movements, yet all the characters seem to be perceiving the gesture. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:48, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::::All we know for certain is that Homestar says "right back atcha," which (since it's Homestar) probably means that he either didn't see or didn't understand the gesture. (I mean two different things by that: "didn't see" would be due to the boxing gloves; "didn't understand" would be due to him being Homestar.) We do not know that Homestar really made any "hand gestures" at all, invisible hands or no; he probably just thought Strong Bad was waving, hence the "right back atcha." Since the joke works whether Homestar is actually making an invisible hand gesture or not, time to apply Occham's (sp?) Razor. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:01, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::::PS. Abdi makes a good point. The only main characters who could make a visible "bird" would be Strong Mad, Strong Sad, and The Poopsmith, none of whom appeared in that email.
::::Exactly! Homestar thought Strong Bad was waving! I get it now! As for Strong Bad taking it so bad, I think that's part of the joke: He can dish it out, but he can't take it. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:33, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::Though note that [[Strong Mad]] would be the only one who could do it properly, as he has five fingers, while [[Strong Sad]] and [[The Poopsmith]] have four.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:55, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::::Dot com is right: It is clear that Homestar's gesture or lack thereof was taken by Strong Bad as an actual one-fingered salute. We should take it just as seriously as we take Strong Bad and Pom Pom's deuces. Yes, he may have thought Strong Bad was just "waving", but if he did, it appears that he "waved" back, and therefore, for all practical purposes, Homestar did in fact flip Strong Bad off. I hope that wasn't ridiculouly confusing; I feel like I'm rambling. If it doesn't make sense, let me know; I'll try to clarify. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 07:07, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::::The quotation marks on <i>waving</i> seem to convey it just right. Couldn't have said it better myself (and I tried to above). {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:24, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

I really think you guys are overanalyzing this. The joke was that you can't see either Strong Bad or Pom Pom's gestures - just the suggestion of them given the context. The joke is continued when Strong Bad "flips off" Homestar, and Homestar just reflects it right back. Given the lack of visible evidence, but also given Strong Bad's responses to both Pom Pom ("Pom Pom prefers the single deuce") and Homestar ("He just gave me the bird!"), I think it's safe to assume that the gesture (visible only to Strong Bad) was repeated both times. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 19:47, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:I've always perceived this as exactly how the current wording explains it. Strong Bad flips Homestar off, so Homestar responds by flipping Strong Bad off, and Strong Bad reacts as if he can see it. It doesn't need any more explanation than that. In fact, it's funny precisely because it's ambiguous. Let's not squeeze the poop out of the fly here. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:04, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::I'm willing to believe that Homestar doesn't actually understand the gesture - he's pretty dim. Say you're from another country, and you've never seen or heard of the middle-finger gesture before. Someone does it to you, and you might interpret it as a friendly gesture and do it right back to them. Of course, the first person might then be offended by it. Since Homestar generally tends to have memory lapses and is otherwise just a dim-witted fellow to begin with, I think it's perfectly reasonable to interpret this as him seeing the flip-off and just not understanding it. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:10, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::As my mother always said: It's the thought that counts. It doesn't metter if they actualy did it or not. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:11, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::I think the joke here is the ambiguity. Is Homestar wittily flashing the bird back, or does he not realize the back of String Bad's boxing glove is actually the finger, making his response a wave? That's what puts the hummor in the situation. I don't think we can take SB's reply as evidence to support either side. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 20:14, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::Hence the original statement: Strong Bad reacts as though he can see (the gesture). - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:19, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::Proposed Revision: ''"When Strong Bad flips off Homestar, Homestar apparently returns the gesture, causing Strong Bad's feelings to be hurt."'' - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:21, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::Meh, the feelings hurt part is not that relevant. The key is that Strong Bad says, "He just gave me the bird," something someone wouldn't be expected to say if they hadn't actually been flipped off. This whole page is based on trying to interpret something that doesn't make sense in the real world. Its purpose is to highlight the ambiguity where we find it. I think there's enough support for including the instance found in [[the bird]] to put it back on the page, but I suggest my own revision: ''Strong Bad flips Homestar off, and after Homestar replies "Right back atcha," Strong Bad exclaims, "He just gave me the bird!"'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::::Sounds good to me. That's nice and unambiguous. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:57, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, very good. It's got no speculation. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

That sounds re-ZON-able. (Or however you spell that.) [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 23:03, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

I just think that Homestar's, Marzipan's, the KOT's, etc. arms are invisible to us, the viewers, but they are visible to the charcaters in the cartoon. It makes sense.

== Pic? ==

Which do you think we should use for this article's picture? I'm for Homestar's "arms" from [[fingers]].-{{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:EDIT: Lunar Jesters uploaded[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/7/7f/Homestar%27s_Arms.PNG]. I like it.{{User:Kookykman/sig}}

== Page Title ==
Invisible Arms? I don't think that Homestar, Marzi & KOT have arms at all. I think it's some kind of force field or something. I mean, the fact about time capsule (Homestar holding three things at once) was already declined on STUFF because the majority of people here think it's not clear that Homestar has arms as such. Can we get a better name for this page? And perhaps remove that dubious fact? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:06, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:How about "Ambiguious Arms" or simply "Arms"? {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::I don't like just "arms" because this page is actually about ''lack of'' arms. Say, how about "Lack of Arms" ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:08, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:::"Lack of Arms" has the same problem that "Invisible Arms" has. Namely, it assumes as fact one of the possible explanations for the situation. (I admit I chose "Invisible Arms" because that's the camp I'm in. Is there something (besides just "Arms") that is more neutral?) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:10, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::Well, I did propose Ambiguous Arms earlier... - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::"Ambiguous Arms" is a step in the right direction, although something about it (maybe the alliteration?) doesn't sound quite right to me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:14, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::Yes, the alliteration kind of threw me off, too. *looks up synonyms* "ambiguous, cryptic, dark, darkling, deep, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, occult." Not a good list. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::How about "Vague"? - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:19, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::What about "Extremities"? Homestar uses that term in the DVD commentary in [[time capsule]]. :) - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:18, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::That has the same problem as just "Arms", though. :P - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::Yeah, "Extremities" doesn't really address the adjective problem. How about "Missing or Invisible Arms"? "The Arm Situation"? "No Visible Arms"? "How the Crap Do They Pick Stuff Up"? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:21, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::::"Missing or Invisible Arms" does adress both sides of the problem. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::"Vague Extremities", then. :) - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:22, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
I say "Arms?"—with the question mark. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:23, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:Looking at my most recent list, I like "No Visible Arms." It gets the point across, it's easy to remember, and it works for both completely missing arms and arms that are just invisible. Plus, it can be worked into a fun fact: "This is another reference to Homestar's having [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible arms]]." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:25, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::I'm for "No Visible Arms". {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::Yeah, that's a good solution to all sides. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:30, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::I'm going to move it in about 5 minutes if there's no objections. {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::Well, now let's give everyone a chance to weigh in. Just to be thorough, here are the choices so far:
:::::*This is another reference to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|missing or invisible arms]].
:::::*This is another reference to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|ambiguous arms]In].
:::::*This is another reference to the [[Lack of Visible Arms|arm situation]].
:::::*[[Lack of Visible Arms|How the crap do they pick stuff up?]] (just kidding).
:::::*This is another reference to Homestar's having [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible arms]].
:::::— [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::::::Alright, I'll wait. Though, looking at that list, it looks pretty obvious. :) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

::::::I'll go along with '''no visible arms'''. It seems the best of both worlds. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::It's a bit awkward, but I'd go with "No Visible Arms." How about "Lack of Visible Arms"? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:57, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::::The point of "no visible arms" is that it will be linked easily from fun facts pages (see the list above) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::::"This is another reference to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible arms]]." It sounds better, see? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 00:00, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::You're right. "Lack of Visible Arms" does sound better. We're going to need a clear agreement before we move it. Any way we could have a quick STUFF-style vote, or should we just move it now? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

::::::::::I emphatically agree that a negative statement about visible arms is the way to go (it makes no statement about invisible or none), and I enthusiastically agree with H. Coder that "Homestar's lack" is preferable to "Homestar's having." That gerund gamme the gerbblies. (Not to be confused with the gerbilys.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 00:26, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::I'd say '''lack of visible arms''' is good too. As long as it finally gets a name everyone can agree on, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::::Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:46, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

I think it should be called "[[You don't have arms]]", which is a line from [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]. --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 20:35, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== Homestar's perception ==
Note that just because clearly Strong Bad and Strong Mad are of the opinion he doesn't have arms doesn't prove it for sure; that's ''their'' opinion. Homestar seems to think he does. This could be Homestar being delusional, or one could argue that he ought to know best. Seems to me this is similar to the pants issue—he maintains he's wearing pants although others disagree. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:30, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

== Sarcasm? ==

When Strong Bad notes that Marzipan has "really nice hands" in the Yellow Dello commentary, I think it's possible that he was being sarcastic. His tone (notice his emphasis on the word "hands"), combined with the fact that he seems to have a pretty good handle on just who has arms in Free Country U.S.A, indicates that he may have been making a joke. Of course, that doesn't mean Homestar's agreement wasn't completely earnest... [[User:Rocketlex|Rocketlex]] 00:13, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
:No, I'm pretty sure it was TBC who were making the joke. It's a sort of dramatic irony- the audience knows that Marzipan has no arms, but for the moment the characters don't seem to. It wouldn't be funny if Strong Bad was referring to some invisible hands that were "really nice".[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 23:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

== Another character with no visible arms ==

[[The Wheelchair]] is seen lifting the lid to his pot of burled holiday cabbage in [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]. Any significance? - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 21:51, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
:Sure, add it on. He has definitely got no arms. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::Done. Added a note that he actually DOES have visible arms, but they don't move. (You can see the arms, but they obviously aren't designed to pick things up. :)) - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 22:18, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Good call on adding the wheelchair. But I have to disagree, he does not have arms. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:57, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
::::Uh, he means the wheels. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 23:02, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::I meant the wheels? Actually, I ''was'' talking about the arms (the parts that you'd rest your arms on if you were sitting in a wheelchair. I had forgotten that The Wheelchair's arms (in this case) serve as his mouth. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:05, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::Nevermind. I didn't do any fact checking. I am probably just going crazy...again. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 23:28, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

== Not quite so visible ==

Be it in another page or this page, [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fall_Float_Parade&diff=206146&oldid=206084 this] might be a good idea! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:51, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
:Hey, we added the bit about Strong Bad "flicking" Strong Sad's "ears" to the Type-With-Boxing-Gloves page... I see nothing wrong with this. And the coach must have some sort of mouth, as we've seen him blow a whistle AND eat... But it might just be an invisible one. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== No telekinetic abilities. Just arms. ==

This is my opinion on it, taken from the Homestar talk page:

If you want something close to proof, look at [[the bird]]. But really, you're just analyzing it too hard. Look at his eyes on the picture in the upper left. They're clearly on the front of his head, with him facing diagonally. Notice that you can see the underside of the hat? Notice the mouth is seen from a diagonal angle? It's like an Egyptian painting. Yes, the puppet has the eyes on the side, but can't you tell that's just to make it work in real life? It's a cartoon, it's like Egyptian paintings, it doesn't have to be exactly like that in real life. There is no real life, in fact, so reality is simply what the creators intended. How can he flip Strong Bad the bird with telepathic abilities? It's like Pom-Pom's voice, they can understand it but we can't. The arms exist but we can't see them. His eyes are just eyes. </rant> [[User:Uh...Cwapface|Uh...Cwapface]] 03:44, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Ummm..I totally forgot what I wrote on the other page so I'm just gonna wing it- It's just one of those many questions everyone has for TBC, but they have no answer for. Like "How come Marzipan has no legs" or "Why does Bubs' mouth not move when he talks or just barely does"? It's one of those things the world may never know.--[[User:Gir007|Gir007]] 00:53, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

* If [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] had arms, there would be holes in his shirt/skirt for them to come out of. I think this decisively shows that he must be telekinetic.

*How does Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on? --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 23:10, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

*To add to that (still anonymous diffrent poster) in the same E-mail Strong Bad slaps the scoisors out of Marzipan's hands, or the lack thereof. This implys that people with arms can interact with those without, giving play to the "invisble arms" argument.

*Homestar can manipulate more than two items telekenetically, which he could not do if he had invisible arms. I would second the significance of the lack of holes in Homestar's "red skirt", and I would also say that from watching Homestar (and the others) manipulate objects, it just looks more like they are levitating them than using invisible appendages. This no-armed whitey's powers of levitation may explain the hilarious blinking about of [[long pants]]: when upset so badly, his psychic powers blink him about. None of the references to the characters' hands or arms would be ironic or funny if we the audience were not supposed to believe that they had none. In the words of Strong Mad, "You don't have aaa-" [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 23:51, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I think that the Brothers Chaps may have finally answered the arms vs. telekinesis question with the recent Strong Bad E-mail lady fan. Since Homestar's workout clothes include a leotard/onesie thing, the shoulder straps would fall if he didn't have *something* holding them up. --[[User:Zhaleskra|Zhaleskra]]

:This type of logic doesn't hold up. If you allow "His straps don't fall, so he must have arms", then you also have to admit that the following deductions are true: "He can carry stuff, so he must have arms" and "You can't see any arms, so he can't have arms". They can't all be true at the same time.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:02, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

::I'm sorry you feel that way and I feel your analysis suffers from false causality. You set up a straw man only so you could knock it down. --[[User:Zhaleskra|Zhaleskra]]

== They're not the only ones... ==

I happen to know, and I would really appreciate if no one asked me why I know, that the characters from [[Wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]] also don't have arms, but can pick stuff up. Who came first, anyways?--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 23:41, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:VeggieTales came first. [[User:PurpleKoopa|PurpleKoopa]] 21:58, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::There's nothing wrong with liking VeggieTales, Jnelson09. They rock. One of my favorite jokes is in the one about Jericho where someone is giving a speech and everyone applauds. One of the characters leans to another and says, "''How'' are we clapping??" Good stuff. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:::It's not that I ''like'' VeggieTales (honestly, I think they're weird, no offense), it's just that I saw it a few times, and the first time I saw Homestar in [[Experimental Film]], it just reminded me of that.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 23:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::::I like VeggieTales! :) The Newgrounds Clock Crew are another flash cartoon series with characters who don't have arms but still pick stuff up. It's not an original concept at all. --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 20:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== Something Worth Knowing ==

There's an article on Homestar's discussion page about the "no arms" mystery, but it discusses the reasoning behind the lack of arms. Anybody care to add to it?

== The Wheelchair ==

The Wheelchair does 'technically' have arms(handles). And even if not so, this isn't a character that should actually be designed to have arms. Shouldn't the title of that section be labeled differently, instead of just listing what abscure characters don't have arms? If your intention is that, then why not add "The Huuuuuudge" and other mentioned characters without libs? {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 22:35, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:I think the main point of including the Wheelchair is that it has been seen manipulating an object if it had arms--or, rather, invisible ones. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::That's it exactly. The Wheelchair opened a pot of burled cabbage with invisible arms. This page isn't discussing the armrests, but actual manipulative arms we cannot see but have seen evidence of. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:44, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::It might be worth having a closer look at some of the characters on this page: I'm not sure all of them have ever been seen moving objects as though they had invisible arms. It seems to me this page shouuld ''only'' feature those characters who have done so, not just any character with no visible arms. I'll check up on this when I have more time. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:43, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::A list and a check if there is a verified example of proof there are arms that are not invisible, and not just no arms:

*{{done}}Homestar Runner
*{{done}}Marzipan
*{{done}}The King of Town
*{{done}}Homsar ([[Homestar Presents: Presents]] - using paintbrush as bell)
*{{done}}The Yodeling Man (he holds the horn somehow)
*{{done}}The Knight (bass drum mallets in [[Fall Float Parade]]
*{{done}}The Little Chef Guy
*{{todo}}The Prince of Town
*{{done}}The Goblin (unzips costume in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])
*{{todo}}The Sad Kids
*{{done}}The Homestar Runner (parsnip soup)
*{{done}}Old-Timey Marzipan
*{{done}}1-Up (puuding)
*{{done}}The Wheelchair (burled cabbage)
*{{todo}}Unnamed Girl
*{{todo}}Homeschool Winner
*{{todo}}The Unguraits

:::Add checks and confirmations as you find them. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:54, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::The chef guy seems to be holding a knife somehow, but he doesn't move it at all. The others are all unconfirmed, as far as I know. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Shouldn't we be able to assume that The Prince of Town has invisible arms, as he is the storybook counterpart to The King of Town? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:06, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::Wasn't Homsar holding a paintbrush in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]? I think that would count... {{User:Saturn/sig}} 23:39, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::::He was also holding a magic wand and dropped a bunch of confetti in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]. Good call. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:44, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::'''(Edit Conflict)''' I'd also suggest that any character who looks human or vaguely human (The Sad Kids, Unnamed Girl, etc) should also be considered as having invisible arms if they're not actually shown. If you choose to accept that, then this leave The Goblin, Homeschool Winner and the Unguraits. And you can probably assume that Homsar and Homeschool Winner have the same or similar qualities to Homestar Runner, since they are similar creatures. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:41, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
*Prince Of Town: hey, maybe if they aren't arms but are telekinesis, he hadn't yet developed the power at that point. Add to that the PoT is apocryphal, and I see no reason to assume he has arms.
*The Goblin, The Unguraits: possibly no arms. Probably, even, considering we don't know their physiology. By that logic we add Da Huuudge and other such nonsense.
*The Sad Kids, Unnamed Girl, Homeschool: while we might deduce by analogy that they must have arms, there remains no proof, and therefore we don't actually know for sure.
I think The Goblin and The Unguraits should be removed, and the others debated. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:08, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
:How about if we put them in a separate section? "Debatable/Unproven Characters" or something like that? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:45, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
::That sounds like a good idea. I could see removing the Goblin and the Unguraits (especially the Unguraits), but I think there's enough to assume that the prince, the kids, the girl, and Homeschool meet the criteria for this page, even without explicit proof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:01, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
:::If [[:Image:goblin arms fangs.PNG|The Goblin was gonna have arms]], that means he doesn't have now. I say confirmed. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:19, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't see how that picture of the Goblin confirms that he has no arms at all. If anything, it confirms for me that he has invisible arms. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:40, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved all the questionables to a new subsection: "Debatable Characters". Is that good enough? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:09, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

If the Goblin doesn't have invisible arms or telekenesis, how does he properly disguise himself as Strong Bad in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

:The same way [[Homsar]] can hang upside down and still keep his hat on. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:56, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::I don't understand what you mean. The Strong Bad costume moved its arms and opened its own zipper, so the Goblin had to have been manipulating it somehow... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:59, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
:::How about this theory: It's just is. Trying to found out how he did that is like trying to find out how Strong Bad types with boxing gloves on. They just do. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:24, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Then that makes this entire debate (and article) moot. How does Homestar pick stuff up? He just does. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:25, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Jay's point on The Goblin is valid, he should be moved out of Debatable Characters. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::Updated the item upstairs, too. The Goblin is confirmed. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:14, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

:(Preserved from top of page, by Anonymous Contributor)
:'''Hey Wait a moment...'''
:Didn't the goblin unzip that costume?

== Invisible Hands Only theorem ==

I consider [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] canon, so Homestar (and presumably the rest of the cast) really doesn't have arms, invisible or otherwise. However, Marzipan clearly have hands, so this is how I think things work:

Each armless character has two invisible hands, which are manipulated psychokinetically. These hands are the only things that can be so manipulated. [[User:Meneth|Meneth]] 06:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Only, Homestar has been seen manipulating at least three things before. In [[time capsule]], for example, he was seen holding the gross old wig, the box it came in, and the lid to the box all at once. - [[User: Clever Ben|Clever Ben]]

Homestar definately just has hands, no arms. Anyone notice that almost none of Homestar's shirts have any sleeves for an "arm" to go through? - [[User: ThomasO|ThomasO]]

:I think that's part of the joke. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

::Either that or his deodorant leaves stains the exact color of his s(h/k)irts. --[[User:Zhaleskra|Zhaleskra]]

== Flat Face Guy ==

Just for the records: Strong Bad could still have a nose, even if his face is flat (or flattened by the mask). We won't know if he really has a nose or not until he takes his mask off (or, in the words of one of my favourite comedians, "Mask? What mask?"). Anyway, most other characters don't have noses, so I'm happy with how it's currently phrased.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:10, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:TBC have stated that they think the mask ''is'' his face. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:26, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::[[some kinda robot|Example]]--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:32, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::OK, this: [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|"It’s not like he’s actually got a face under that mask, that’s basically his head."]] convinced me. But now I'm scared ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

== Strong Bad's fingers ==

While it was mentioned above that the "wrestling mask" seems to be Strong Bad's face, what about the fact that the "boxing gloves" are his hands? Does anybody else think there should be a section on this page for gags about Strong Bad having no fingers, or might that be better as a subsection of [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?]] It seems like these are closely related topics, although certainly the boxing gloves thing needs its own page, as it is a much more major phenomenon overall.

==Wagon Fulla Pancakes==

It doesn't count because it's more of a prop. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:43, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:I replaced it in the article because [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes|it's treated as a character]]. Yep, it's strange. :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::Has it ever been shown using anything? If not, it should be moved to the other gallery. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
:::No, I don't think it has. The wine glass was wedged between pancakes, and it never lifted the weight, just had the handle fall on it. It hasn't manipulated anything. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Well, it somehow beat Homestar... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::In [[montage]], Wagon is seen carrying a briefcase, it hovers beside the wagon (closer to the screen). - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 02:16, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
::::::You're absolutely right — good find. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:36, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Coincidentally, I noted it on the [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Lack_of_Visible_Arms&diff=357831&oldid=357143 edit history] when I first put Wagon on the list. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 15:06, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

== Coach Z's mouth ==

Doesn't Coach Z blow a whistle twice in A Jorb Well Done despite having no visible mouth? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 19:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yup. His cheeks even puff up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::So shouldn't it be added? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 17:23, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== sketchy ==

I see the pic of an earlier sketbook drawing where homestar has arms and now this week's sketch has an arm reference. Should this appear on the artice? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Made from the best suff ==

What about Marshie? Does he qualify. I can't remember him manipulating anything and marshmallow don't have arms but since that wagon is here and the geddup noise, I thought I'd ask. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:25, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

== Slapping headbutt ==

Maybe it should be noten in the oddities that marzipan APPAERS to headbutt homestar, but heaves an hand-shaped mark.
:Already mentioned. Well, except the headbutting part. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Strong Bad With Telekinesis? ==

1: [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?]]

2: How could he have "dinged" people while dressed up as Homestar in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]???
{{unsigned|Timic83|11:29, 31 October 2006}}

Talk:Lack of Visible Arms

Quolnok — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:17:00 GMT

Quolnok: /* Wagon Fulla Pancakes */

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The [[King of Town]] also doesn't appear to have any visible arms (nor does the Prince of Town in [[flashback]]), but no direct reference is made to this.

== He just gave me the bird! ==

:''Homestar flips Strong Bad off, and Strong Bad reacts as if he can see it.''

I think the joke in [[the bird]] was that Homestar "flips off" Strong Bad by responding "right back at you" to Strong Bad's Single Deuce, as if ''he didn't even need to'' flip a hand. Understand? --[[User:Sam Goldfish|Sam Goldfish]] 22:31, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:...Actually, you're right, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:Yeah, I was about to make that very same comment before I saw I was beaten to it. If not totally removed, I think the entry should be heavily reworded. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:42, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::Nah, it's supposed to be taken straightforward; Homestar ''really'' flips him the bird. If somebody merely ''told me'' they were flipping me off, I don't think I would take it as badly as Strong Bad does. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:08, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
:::I had always seen it as a real, invisible one rather than "it's the thought that counts." I'm not arguing definitely against that. ''But'' a little bit of humor in the whole email comes from the fact that ''none'' of the flip-offs are visible, since even the characters with visible hands lack independent finger movement. Strong Bad's and Pom Pom's "deuces" are mere hand movements, yet all the characters seem to be perceiving the gesture. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:48, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::::All we know for certain is that Homestar says "right back atcha," which (since it's Homestar) probably means that he either didn't see or didn't understand the gesture. (I mean two different things by that: "didn't see" would be due to the boxing gloves; "didn't understand" would be due to him being Homestar.) We do not know that Homestar really made any "hand gestures" at all, invisible hands or no; he probably just thought Strong Bad was waving, hence the "right back atcha." Since the joke works whether Homestar is actually making an invisible hand gesture or not, time to apply Occham's (sp?) Razor. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:01, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::::PS. Abdi makes a good point. The only main characters who could make a visible "bird" would be Strong Mad, Strong Sad, and The Poopsmith, none of whom appeared in that email.
::::Exactly! Homestar thought Strong Bad was waving! I get it now! As for Strong Bad taking it so bad, I think that's part of the joke: He can dish it out, but he can't take it. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:33, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::Though note that [[Strong Mad]] would be the only one who could do it properly, as he has five fingers, while [[Strong Sad]] and [[The Poopsmith]] have four.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:55, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::::Dot com is right: It is clear that Homestar's gesture or lack thereof was taken by Strong Bad as an actual one-fingered salute. We should take it just as seriously as we take Strong Bad and Pom Pom's deuces. Yes, he may have thought Strong Bad was just "waving", but if he did, it appears that he "waved" back, and therefore, for all practical purposes, Homestar did in fact flip Strong Bad off. I hope that wasn't ridiculouly confusing; I feel like I'm rambling. If it doesn't make sense, let me know; I'll try to clarify. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 07:07, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::::The quotation marks on <i>waving</i> seem to convey it just right. Couldn't have said it better myself (and I tried to above). {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:24, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

I really think you guys are overanalyzing this. The joke was that you can't see either Strong Bad or Pom Pom's gestures - just the suggestion of them given the context. The joke is continued when Strong Bad "flips off" Homestar, and Homestar just reflects it right back. Given the lack of visible evidence, but also given Strong Bad's responses to both Pom Pom ("Pom Pom prefers the single deuce") and Homestar ("He just gave me the bird!"), I think it's safe to assume that the gesture (visible only to Strong Bad) was repeated both times. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 19:47, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:I've always perceived this as exactly how the current wording explains it. Strong Bad flips Homestar off, so Homestar responds by flipping Strong Bad off, and Strong Bad reacts as if he can see it. It doesn't need any more explanation than that. In fact, it's funny precisely because it's ambiguous. Let's not squeeze the poop out of the fly here. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:04, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::I'm willing to believe that Homestar doesn't actually understand the gesture - he's pretty dim. Say you're from another country, and you've never seen or heard of the middle-finger gesture before. Someone does it to you, and you might interpret it as a friendly gesture and do it right back to them. Of course, the first person might then be offended by it. Since Homestar generally tends to have memory lapses and is otherwise just a dim-witted fellow to begin with, I think it's perfectly reasonable to interpret this as him seeing the flip-off and just not understanding it. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:10, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::As my mother always said: It's the thought that counts. It doesn't metter if they actualy did it or not. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:11, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::I think the joke here is the ambiguity. Is Homestar wittily flashing the bird back, or does he not realize the back of String Bad's boxing glove is actually the finger, making his response a wave? That's what puts the hummor in the situation. I don't think we can take SB's reply as evidence to support either side. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 20:14, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::Hence the original statement: Strong Bad reacts as though he can see (the gesture). - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:19, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::Proposed Revision: ''"When Strong Bad flips off Homestar, Homestar apparently returns the gesture, causing Strong Bad's feelings to be hurt."'' - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:21, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::Meh, the feelings hurt part is not that relevant. The key is that Strong Bad says, "He just gave me the bird," something someone wouldn't be expected to say if they hadn't actually been flipped off. This whole page is based on trying to interpret something that doesn't make sense in the real world. Its purpose is to highlight the ambiguity where we find it. I think there's enough support for including the instance found in [[the bird]] to put it back on the page, but I suggest my own revision: ''Strong Bad flips Homestar off, and after Homestar replies "Right back atcha," Strong Bad exclaims, "He just gave me the bird!"'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

::::::Sounds good to me. That's nice and unambiguous. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 20:57, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, very good. It's got no speculation. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

That sounds re-ZON-able. (Or however you spell that.) [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 23:03, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

I just think that Homestar's, Marzipan's, the KOT's, etc. arms are invisible to us, the viewers, but they are visible to the charcaters in the cartoon. It makes sense.

== Pic? ==

Which do you think we should use for this article's picture? I'm for Homestar's "arms" from [[fingers]].-{{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:EDIT: Lunar Jesters uploaded[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/7/7f/Homestar%27s_Arms.PNG]. I like it.{{User:Kookykman/sig}}

== Page Title ==
Invisible Arms? I don't think that Homestar, Marzi & KOT have arms at all. I think it's some kind of force field or something. I mean, the fact about time capsule (Homestar holding three things at once) was already declined on STUFF because the majority of people here think it's not clear that Homestar has arms as such. Can we get a better name for this page? And perhaps remove that dubious fact? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:06, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:How about "Ambiguious Arms" or simply "Arms"? {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::I don't like just "arms" because this page is actually about ''lack of'' arms. Say, how about "Lack of Arms" ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:08, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:::"Lack of Arms" has the same problem that "Invisible Arms" has. Namely, it assumes as fact one of the possible explanations for the situation. (I admit I chose "Invisible Arms" because that's the camp I'm in. Is there something (besides just "Arms") that is more neutral?) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:10, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::Well, I did propose Ambiguous Arms earlier... - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::"Ambiguous Arms" is a step in the right direction, although something about it (maybe the alliteration?) doesn't sound quite right to me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:14, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::Yes, the alliteration kind of threw me off, too. *looks up synonyms* "ambiguous, cryptic, dark, darkling, deep, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, occult." Not a good list. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::How about "Vague"? - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:19, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::What about "Extremities"? Homestar uses that term in the DVD commentary in [[time capsule]]. :) - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:18, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::That has the same problem as just "Arms", though. :P - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::Yeah, "Extremities" doesn't really address the adjective problem. How about "Missing or Invisible Arms"? "The Arm Situation"? "No Visible Arms"? "How the Crap Do They Pick Stuff Up"? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:21, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::::"Missing or Invisible Arms" does adress both sides of the problem. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::"Vague Extremities", then. :) - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:22, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
I say "Arms?"—with the question mark. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:23, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:Looking at my most recent list, I like "No Visible Arms." It gets the point across, it's easy to remember, and it works for both completely missing arms and arms that are just invisible. Plus, it can be worked into a fun fact: "This is another reference to Homestar's having [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible arms]]." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:25, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::I'm for "No Visible Arms". {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::Yeah, that's a good solution to all sides. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:30, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::I'm going to move it in about 5 minutes if there's no objections. {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::Well, now let's give everyone a chance to weigh in. Just to be thorough, here are the choices so far:
:::::*This is another reference to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|missing or invisible arms]].
:::::*This is another reference to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|ambiguous arms]In].
:::::*This is another reference to the [[Lack of Visible Arms|arm situation]].
:::::*[[Lack of Visible Arms|How the crap do they pick stuff up?]] (just kidding).
:::::*This is another reference to Homestar's having [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible arms]].
:::::— [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::::::Alright, I'll wait. Though, looking at that list, it looks pretty obvious. :) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

::::::I'll go along with '''no visible arms'''. It seems the best of both worlds. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::It's a bit awkward, but I'd go with "No Visible Arms." How about "Lack of Visible Arms"? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:57, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::::The point of "no visible arms" is that it will be linked easily from fun facts pages (see the list above) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::::::"This is another reference to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible arms]]." It sounds better, see? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 00:00, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::You're right. "Lack of Visible Arms" does sound better. We're going to need a clear agreement before we move it. Any way we could have a quick STUFF-style vote, or should we just move it now? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

::::::::::I emphatically agree that a negative statement about visible arms is the way to go (it makes no statement about invisible or none), and I enthusiastically agree with H. Coder that "Homestar's lack" is preferable to "Homestar's having." That gerund gamme the gerbblies. (Not to be confused with the gerbilys.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 00:26, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::I'd say '''lack of visible arms''' is good too. As long as it finally gets a name everyone can agree on, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::::Done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:46, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

I think it should be called "[[You don't have arms]]", which is a line from [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]. --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 20:35, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== Homestar's perception ==
Note that just because clearly Strong Bad and Strong Mad are of the opinion he doesn't have arms doesn't prove it for sure; that's ''their'' opinion. Homestar seems to think he does. This could be Homestar being delusional, or one could argue that he ought to know best. Seems to me this is similar to the pants issue—he maintains he's wearing pants although others disagree. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:30, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

== Sarcasm? ==

When Strong Bad notes that Marzipan has "really nice hands" in the Yellow Dello commentary, I think it's possible that he was being sarcastic. His tone (notice his emphasis on the word "hands"), combined with the fact that he seems to have a pretty good handle on just who has arms in Free Country U.S.A, indicates that he may have been making a joke. Of course, that doesn't mean Homestar's agreement wasn't completely earnest... [[User:Rocketlex|Rocketlex]] 00:13, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
:No, I'm pretty sure it was TBC who were making the joke. It's a sort of dramatic irony- the audience knows that Marzipan has no arms, but for the moment the characters don't seem to. It wouldn't be funny if Strong Bad was referring to some invisible hands that were "really nice".[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 23:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

== Another character with no visible arms ==

[[The Wheelchair]] is seen lifting the lid to his pot of burled holiday cabbage in [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]. Any significance? - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 21:51, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
:Sure, add it on. He has definitely got no arms. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::Done. Added a note that he actually DOES have visible arms, but they don't move. (You can see the arms, but they obviously aren't designed to pick things up. :)) - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 22:18, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Good call on adding the wheelchair. But I have to disagree, he does not have arms. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:57, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
::::Uh, he means the wheels. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 23:02, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::I meant the wheels? Actually, I ''was'' talking about the arms (the parts that you'd rest your arms on if you were sitting in a wheelchair. I had forgotten that The Wheelchair's arms (in this case) serve as his mouth. - [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] 23:05, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
::::::Nevermind. I didn't do any fact checking. I am probably just going crazy...again. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 23:28, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

== Not quite so visible ==

Be it in another page or this page, [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fall_Float_Parade&diff=206146&oldid=206084 this] might be a good idea! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:51, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
:Hey, we added the bit about Strong Bad "flicking" Strong Sad's "ears" to the Type-With-Boxing-Gloves page... I see nothing wrong with this. And the coach must have some sort of mouth, as we've seen him blow a whistle AND eat... But it might just be an invisible one. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== No telekinetic abilities. Just arms. ==

This is my opinion on it, taken from the Homestar talk page:

If you want something close to proof, look at [[the bird]]. But really, you're just analyzing it too hard. Look at his eyes on the picture in the upper left. They're clearly on the front of his head, with him facing diagonally. Notice that you can see the underside of the hat? Notice the mouth is seen from a diagonal angle? It's like an Egyptian painting. Yes, the puppet has the eyes on the side, but can't you tell that's just to make it work in real life? It's a cartoon, it's like Egyptian paintings, it doesn't have to be exactly like that in real life. There is no real life, in fact, so reality is simply what the creators intended. How can he flip Strong Bad the bird with telepathic abilities? It's like Pom-Pom's voice, they can understand it but we can't. The arms exist but we can't see them. His eyes are just eyes. </rant> [[User:Uh...Cwapface|Uh...Cwapface]] 03:44, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Ummm..I totally forgot what I wrote on the other page so I'm just gonna wing it- It's just one of those many questions everyone has for TBC, but they have no answer for. Like "How come Marzipan has no legs" or "Why does Bubs' mouth not move when he talks or just barely does"? It's one of those things the world may never know.--[[User:Gir007|Gir007]] 00:53, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

* If [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] had arms, there would be holes in his shirt/skirt for them to come out of. I think this decisively shows that he must be telekinetic.

*How does Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on? --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 23:10, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

*To add to that (still anonymous diffrent poster) in the same E-mail Strong Bad slaps the scoisors out of Marzipan's hands, or the lack thereof. This implys that people with arms can interact with those without, giving play to the "invisble arms" argument.

*Homestar can manipulate more than two items telekenetically, which he could not do if he had invisible arms. I would second the significance of the lack of holes in Homestar's "red skirt", and I would also say that from watching Homestar (and the others) manipulate objects, it just looks more like they are levitating them than using invisible appendages. This no-armed whitey's powers of levitation may explain the hilarious blinking about of [[long pants]]: when upset so badly, his psychic powers blink him about. None of the references to the characters' hands or arms would be ironic or funny if we the audience were not supposed to believe that they had none. In the words of Strong Mad, "You don't have aaa-" [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 23:51, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I think that the Brothers Chaps may have finally answered the arms vs. telekinesis question with the recent Strong Bad E-mail lady fan. Since Homestar's workout clothes include a leotard/onesie thing, the shoulder straps would fall if he didn't have *something* holding them up. --[[User:Zhaleskra|Zhaleskra]]

:This type of logic doesn't hold up. If you allow "His straps don't fall, so he must have arms", then you also have to admit that the following deductions are true: "He can carry stuff, so he must have arms" and "You can't see any arms, so he can't have arms". They can't all be true at the same time.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:02, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

::I'm sorry you feel that way and I feel your analysis suffers from false causality. You set up a straw man only so you could knock it down. --[[User:Zhaleskra|Zhaleskra]]

== They're not the only ones... ==

I happen to know, and I would really appreciate if no one asked me why I know, that the characters from [[Wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]] also don't have arms, but can pick stuff up. Who came first, anyways?--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 23:41, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:VeggieTales came first. [[User:PurpleKoopa|PurpleKoopa]] 21:58, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
::There's nothing wrong with liking VeggieTales, Jnelson09. They rock. One of my favorite jokes is in the one about Jericho where someone is giving a speech and everyone applauds. One of the characters leans to another and says, "''How'' are we clapping??" Good stuff. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:::It's not that I ''like'' VeggieTales (honestly, I think they're weird, no offense), it's just that I saw it a few times, and the first time I saw Homestar in [[Experimental Film]], it just reminded me of that.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 23:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
::::I like VeggieTales! :) The Newgrounds Clock Crew are another flash cartoon series with characters who don't have arms but still pick stuff up. It's not an original concept at all. --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 20:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

== Something Worth Knowing ==

There's an article on Homestar's discussion page about the "no arms" mystery, but it discusses the reasoning behind the lack of arms. Anybody care to add to it?

== The Wheelchair ==

The Wheelchair does 'technically' have arms(handles). And even if not so, this isn't a character that should actually be designed to have arms. Shouldn't the title of that section be labeled differently, instead of just listing what abscure characters don't have arms? If your intention is that, then why not add "The Huuuuuudge" and other mentioned characters without libs? {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 22:35, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:I think the main point of including the Wheelchair is that it has been seen manipulating an object if it had arms--or, rather, invisible ones. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::That's it exactly. The Wheelchair opened a pot of burled cabbage with invisible arms. This page isn't discussing the armrests, but actual manipulative arms we cannot see but have seen evidence of. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:44, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::It might be worth having a closer look at some of the characters on this page: I'm not sure all of them have ever been seen moving objects as though they had invisible arms. It seems to me this page shouuld ''only'' feature those characters who have done so, not just any character with no visible arms. I'll check up on this when I have more time. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:43, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::A list and a check if there is a verified example of proof there are arms that are not invisible, and not just no arms:

*{{done}}Homestar Runner
*{{done}}Marzipan
*{{done}}The King of Town
*{{done}}Homsar ([[Homestar Presents: Presents]] - using paintbrush as bell)
*{{done}}The Yodeling Man (he holds the horn somehow)
*{{done}}The Knight (bass drum mallets in [[Fall Float Parade]]
*{{done}}The Little Chef Guy
*{{todo}}The Prince of Town
*{{done}}The Goblin (unzips costume in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])
*{{todo}}The Sad Kids
*{{done}}The Homestar Runner (parsnip soup)
*{{done}}Old-Timey Marzipan
*{{done}}1-Up (puuding)
*{{done}}The Wheelchair (burled cabbage)
*{{todo}}Unnamed Girl
*{{todo}}Homeschool Winner
*{{todo}}The Unguraits

:::Add checks and confirmations as you find them. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:54, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::The chef guy seems to be holding a knife somehow, but he doesn't move it at all. The others are all unconfirmed, as far as I know. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Shouldn't we be able to assume that The Prince of Town has invisible arms, as he is the storybook counterpart to The King of Town? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:06, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::Wasn't Homsar holding a paintbrush in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]? I think that would count... {{User:Saturn/sig}} 23:39, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::::He was also holding a magic wand and dropped a bunch of confetti in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]. Good call. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:44, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::'''(Edit Conflict)''' I'd also suggest that any character who looks human or vaguely human (The Sad Kids, Unnamed Girl, etc) should also be considered as having invisible arms if they're not actually shown. If you choose to accept that, then this leave The Goblin, Homeschool Winner and the Unguraits. And you can probably assume that Homsar and Homeschool Winner have the same or similar qualities to Homestar Runner, since they are similar creatures. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:41, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
*Prince Of Town: hey, maybe if they aren't arms but are telekinesis, he hadn't yet developed the power at that point. Add to that the PoT is apocryphal, and I see no reason to assume he has arms.
*The Goblin, The Unguraits: possibly no arms. Probably, even, considering we don't know their physiology. By that logic we add Da Huuudge and other such nonsense.
*The Sad Kids, Unnamed Girl, Homeschool: while we might deduce by analogy that they must have arms, there remains no proof, and therefore we don't actually know for sure.
I think The Goblin and The Unguraits should be removed, and the others debated. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:08, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
:How about if we put them in a separate section? "Debatable/Unproven Characters" or something like that? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:45, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
::That sounds like a good idea. I could see removing the Goblin and the Unguraits (especially the Unguraits), but I think there's enough to assume that the prince, the kids, the girl, and Homeschool meet the criteria for this page, even without explicit proof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:01, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
:::If [[:Image:goblin arms fangs.PNG|The Goblin was gonna have arms]], that means he doesn't have now. I say confirmed. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:19, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
::::I don't see how that picture of the Goblin confirms that he has no arms at all. If anything, it confirms for me that he has invisible arms. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:40, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved all the questionables to a new subsection: "Debatable Characters". Is that good enough? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:09, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

If the Goblin doesn't have invisible arms or telekenesis, how does he properly disguise himself as Strong Bad in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

:The same way [[Homsar]] can hang upside down and still keep his hat on. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:56, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::I don't understand what you mean. The Strong Bad costume moved its arms and opened its own zipper, so the Goblin had to have been manipulating it somehow... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:59, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
:::How about this theory: It's just is. Trying to found out how he did that is like trying to find out how Strong Bad types with boxing gloves on. They just do. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:24, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Then that makes this entire debate (and article) moot. How does Homestar pick stuff up? He just does. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:25, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Jay's point on The Goblin is valid, he should be moved out of Debatable Characters. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::Updated the item upstairs, too. The Goblin is confirmed. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:14, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

:(Preserved from top of page, by Anonymous Contributor)
:'''Hey Wait a moment...'''
:Didn't the goblin unzip that costume?

== Invisible Hands Only theorem ==

I consider [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] canon, so Homestar (and presumably the rest of the cast) really doesn't have arms, invisible or otherwise. However, Marzipan clearly have hands, so this is how I think things work:

Each armless character has two invisible hands, which are manipulated psychokinetically. These hands are the only things that can be so manipulated. [[User:Meneth|Meneth]] 06:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Only, Homestar has been seen manipulating at least three things before. In [[time capsule]], for example, he was seen holding the gross old wig, the box it came in, and the lid to the box all at once. - [[User: Clever Ben|Clever Ben]]

Homestar definately just has hands, no arms. Anyone notice that almost none of Homestar's shirts have any sleeves for an "arm" to go through? - [[User: ThomasO|ThomasO]]

:I think that's part of the joke. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

::Either that or his deodorant leaves stains the exact color of his s(h/k)irts. --[[User:Zhaleskra|Zhaleskra]]

== Flat Face Guy ==

Just for the records: Strong Bad could still have a nose, even if his face is flat (or flattened by the mask). We won't know if he really has a nose or not until he takes his mask off (or, in the words of one of my favourite comedians, "Mask? What mask?"). Anyway, most other characters don't have noses, so I'm happy with how it's currently phrased.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:10, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:TBC have stated that they think the mask ''is'' his face. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:26, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::[[some kinda robot|Example]]--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 03:32, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::OK, this: [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|"It’s not like he’s actually got a face under that mask, that’s basically his head."]] convinced me. But now I'm scared ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

== Strong Bad's fingers ==

While it was mentioned above that the "wrestling mask" seems to be Strong Bad's face, what about the fact that the "boxing gloves" are his hands? Does anybody else think there should be a section on this page for gags about Strong Bad having no fingers, or might that be better as a subsection of [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?]] It seems like these are closely related topics, although certainly the boxing gloves thing needs its own page, as it is a much more major phenomenon overall.

==Wagon Fulla Pancakes==

It doesn't count because it's more of a prop. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:43, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:I replaced it in the article because [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes|it's treated as a character]]. Yep, it's strange. :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::Has it ever been shown using anything? If not, it should be moved to the other gallery. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 15:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
:::No, I don't think it has. The wine glass was wedged between pancakes, and it never lifted the weight, just had the handle fall on it. It hasn't manipulated anything. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Well, it somehow beat Homestar... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::In [[montage]], Wagon is seen carrying a briefcase, it hovers beside the wagon (closer to the screen). - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 02:16, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

== Coach Z's mouth ==

Doesn't Coach Z blow a whistle twice in A Jorb Well Done despite having no visible mouth? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 19:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yup. His cheeks even puff up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::So shouldn't it be added? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 17:23, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== sketchy ==

I see the pic of an earlier sketbook drawing where homestar has arms and now this week's sketch has an arm reference. Should this appear on the artice? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Made from the best suff ==

What about Marshie? Does he qualify. I can't remember him manipulating anything and marshmallow don't have arms but since that wagon is here and the geddup noise, I thought I'd ask. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:25, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

== Slapping headbutt ==

Maybe it should be noten in the oddities that marzipan APPAERS to headbutt homestar, but heaves an hand-shaped mark.
:Already mentioned. Well, except the headbutting part. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Strong Bad With Telekinesis? ==

1: [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?]]

2: How could he have "dinged" people while dressed up as Homestar in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]???
{{unsigned|Timic83|11:29, 31 October 2006}}

Lack of Visible Arms

Quolnok — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:54:18 GMT

Quolnok: /* Characters With No Visible Arms */ +wagon - carried a suitcase

[[Image:Homestar's Arms.PNG|thumb|Homestar with "arms"]]
One of the ultimate mysteries of [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|HomestarRunner.com]] is that [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[The King of Town]], [[Homsar]], and many other characters all '''lack visible arms''' and hands. In spite of this, they have the ability to pick stuff up and carry it around. The most common explanations for the phenomenon are that they either have invisible arms or can manipulate objects with some kind of [[Wikipedia:psychokinesis|psychokinesis]]. Usually none of the other characters seem to pay attention to this curiosity, although sometimes their lack of arms is referenced.

==References==
*'''[[Armless Invaders]]''' — Homestar is the "armless invader" of the title.
*Email '''[[vacation]]''' — [[Strong Bad]] imagines, in a hypothetical email from [[Monkey D]], "How does Homestar pick stuff up if he's not wearing any Marzi-pants?"
*Email '''[[action figure]]''' — Homestar's [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figure box]] reads "No arms! Like real life!"
*'''[[The Interview]]''' — Strong Bad refers to Homestar as a "no-armed whitey".
*Email '''[[fingers]]''' — Homestar makes himself a pair of fake arms.
*'''[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]''' — [[Strong Mad]] starts to say that Homestar doesn't have arms, but is cut off by the end of the cartoon.
*'''[[Stinkomanual]]''' — Level 5's intro reads, "1-Up takes matters into his own, um, torso!"
*'''[[No Hands On Deck!]]''' — Homestar's lack of hands, which comes with his lack of arms, is referred to in the title and in a newspaper headline within the toon.

==Oddities==
[[Image:Homestar_head_no_arms.PNG|thumb|Head Hands]][[Image:mrhomestarms.PNG|thumb|Sketch with arms]]
*'''[[In Search of the Yello Dello]]''' — Marzipan slaps Homestar across the face, leaving a visible handprint.
**In the commentary, Strong Bad says that Marzipan has really nice hands and Homestar replies, "Yeah, I suppose she does."
*'''[[The Reddest Radish]]''' — Marzipan knocks on the door of Homestar's house with her head, despite the fact she could have used her invisible arms/telekinetic powers instead.
**Likewise, in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Homestar knocks on Marzipan's door with his head, although he's probably just being silly, or possibly because he's holding his bagful of candy with both 'hands'.
*'''[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]]''' — When Puppet Homestar plays Tag with [[Little Girl]], he touches her with his head.
*Email '''[[the bird]]''' — Strong Bad flips Homestar off, and after Homestar replies "Right back atcha," Strong Bad exclaims, "He just gave me the bird!"
*Email '''[[your friends]]''' — Strong Bad asks Marzipan to hold out her hands; instead of replying that she doesn't have any, she just says she doesn't want to.
*Email '''[[the show]]''' and '''[[Main Page 19]]''' — Homestar holds a microphone and sorts through a stack of index cards at the same time, which would possibly even require more than two invisible arms.
*'''[[Strong Bad Sings]]''' — One of Strong Bad's songs is titled "This One Time I Saw Homestar Punching a Kitten in the Throat".
*Email '''[[marzipan]]''' — Strong Bad remarks that "Marzipan can't keep her hands offa" him, although this could be just a figure of speech.
*Email '''[[time capsule]]''' — Homestar is able to manipulate the box, box lid, and wig all at the same time, as if he has multiple invisible arms.
*'''[[Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It]]''' — Puppet Homestar gives high fives to [[They Might Be Giants]].
*[[Arcade Game]], and emails '''[[50 emails]]''' and '''[[anything]]''' — Homestar can type on a keyboard.
**Similarly, in the [[King of Town Email]] (reached via the [[King of Town Main Page]]), the King of Town is heard typing on the keyboard of the broken [[Tandy 400]].
*'''[[Puppet Jam: Apple Juice Blues]]''' - Homestar says, "my arm really really hurts," though it is probably [[Matt Chapman]] speaking about his own arm.
*Email '''[[highschool]]''' — Highschool-Homestar sings "Shaking hands with my man".
*'''[[Biz Cas Fri 1]]''' — When Homestar "helps" Strong Bad with his spreadsheet, Homestar types with his head, when he could type with his "hands" in [[50 emails]], [[anything]], and [[Arcade Game]].
*Email '''[[virus]]''' — Homestar's head falls off his body, and then the ''head'' picks up the links in the navigation bar.
*Email '''[[senior prom]]''' — When the lights go out, Marzipan warns someone to "watch those hands". This is notable if she was speaking to her date, Homestar. On the other hand, when the lights come back on, she is standing quite a distance from Homestar and Strong Mad is the nearest one to her.
*Email '''[[extra plug]]''' — Homestar is tied with an extension cord around his torso in a position normally used to secure someone's arms, which would be useless if he had none.

== Other Apparently Invisible Body Parts ==

=== Coach Z's Face ===
Various references are made to parts of [[Coach Z|Coach Z's]] face that are not visible to the viewer:

*'''[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]''' — Coach Z is seen drinking mouthwash.
*'''[[A Jorb Well Done]]''' — When Marzipan is trying to teach Coach Z how to say "job", she tells him to make his mouth into an "O".
*'''[[The Luau]]''' — Coach Z, [[Bubs]] and [[Pom Pom]] are seen eating marshmallows. (Pom Pom also does not appear to have a mouth, and Bubs' mouth appears to be a solid wall of teeth.)
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]''' — [[20X6 Coach Z]] appears to speak by wiggling his eyebrow.
*'''[[Fall Float Parade]]''' — Coach Z claims to have "fairly good teeth".
*Email '''[[narrator]]''' — Coach Z claims a napkin has his "snot balls" on it, and Bubs tells him he doesn't even have a nose.
*'''[[Sbemail 150?!?]]''' — [[Strong Sad]] mentions wanting to pour black coffee over Coach Z's head so it "continually streams down his mouthless face." (This later happens in [[alternate universe]].)

=== Strong Bad's Nose ===
[[Image:Strongbad_sunscreen.PNG|thumb|Sunscreen!]]
Similarly, references are occasionally made to Strong Bad's nose, even though he does not appear to have one.

*Email '''[[autobiography]]''' — In his autobiography tape, Strong Bad claims that "milk and cookies shot out my nose!"
*Email '''[[unused emails]]''' — Strong Bad makes a sniffing noise.
*Email '''[[big white face]]''' — Strong Bad acts like he's holding his nose when near [[The Poopsmith]].
*Email '''[[alternate universe]]''' — [[Stinkoman]] calls Strong Bad "big nose", then refers to his nose.
*'''[[Sick Day]]''' — Strong Bad asks [[The Paper]] if he could blow his nose on it.
*Email '''[[keep cool]]''' — Strong Bad has smeared sunscreen where his nose would appear.

=== Ears ===
None of the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] appear to have ears, yet they still act as though they do.

*Email '''[[impression]]''' — In a tape recording, Strong Sad tells Strong Bad to stop flicking his ear.
*Email '''[[ghosts]]''' — [[Strong Bad]] has a fake pair of ears on the sides of his mask.
*Email '''[[stunt double]]''' — [[Dangeresque]] wears cool glasses which are apparently held on his head by invisible ears.
**This is seen again in emails [[dangeresque 3]], [[disconnected]], and [[alternate universe]].
**Homestar and [[The Thnikkaman]] also wear [[Homestar's Shades|sunglasses]] in several toons.
*Email '''[[extra plug]]''' — [[The Cheat]] puts his hands to both sides of his head as though covering his ears when walking near Strong Bad's loud [['Lectric Boots]].
*Email '''[[alternate universe]]''' — [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] attempts to dig to China with his ear.

==See also==
*[[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?]]

==Characters With No Visible Arms==
<gallery>
Image:homestar.PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
Image:marzipan.png|<center>'''[[Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:kot.PNG|<center>'''[[The King of Town]]'''</center>
Image:homsarcharacter.PNG|<center>'''[[Homsar]]'''</center>
Image:thehstarr2.png|<center>'''[[The Homestar Runner|The<br />Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
Image:marzipan1936.PNG|<center>'''[[Old-Timey Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:20x6homestar.png|<center>'''[[1-Up]]'''</center>
Image:wheelchair.png|<center>'''[[The Wheelchair]]'''</center>
Image:teh goblin.PNG|<center>'''[[The Goblin]]'''</center>
Image:the knight.png|<center>'''[[The Knight]]'''</center>
Image:Little Chef Dude KOT DVD.PNG|<center>'''[[The Little Chef Guy]]'''</center>
Image:yodeling man.png|<center>'''[[Unnamed Characters#The Yodeling Man|The Yodeling Man]]'''</center>
Image:wagon_fulla_pancakes.PNG|<center>'''[[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Debatable Characters ===
These characters lack visible arms, but have never been seen to manipulate objects.

<gallery>
Image:Prince of Town.png|<center>'''[[The Prince of Town]]'''</center>
Image:the two kids.png|<center>'''[[The Sad Kids]]'''</center>
Image:Unnamed_Girl.PNG|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#An Unnamed Girl|Unnamed Girl]]'''</center>
Image:hswin.PNG|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Homeschool Winner|Homeschool Winner]]'''</center>
Image:theunguraits.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#The Unguraits|The Unguraits]]'''</center>
</gallery>
[[Category:Activity running gags]]

keep cool

Quolnok — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:24:39 GMT

Quolnok: /* Trivia */

{{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<br/>
here. What do you do to keep cool?<br/>
<br/>
Tom B<br/>
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 Strong Badia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "SB" is shown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strong Badia.

''{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 Strong Badia.}''

'''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.}''

'''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, 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 RUNNER:''' 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<br>
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth"<br>

(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===
*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.

===Trivia===
<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px"><b><font color="#15215D">Monkey D's</font> <br/><font color="#971528">Summer Tips</font><br/><br/></b><font color="#242A78"><b>95°-100°=COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!<br/>90°-95°=Grip n' Glide time,<br/>                              Slide n' Slide time<br/>85°-90°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time<br/>80°-85°=Nose time, Hose time<br/>
<br/></b></font></div>
*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]].
**For those in areas that don't use Fahrenheit temperatures, the 97°-98° refered to by Strong Sad is 36° Celsius.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad's explaining the difference between Strong Badia and the other parts of [[Free Country, USA]], is one of the most abrupt [[Fourth Wall Breaks|fourth wall breaks]] to date.

===Goofs===
*The 'ool rules sign doesn't have a closing parenthesis.
*Clicking on the Lappy's screen after Strong Bad falls from the ceiling does not cause the usual ripple.

===Inside References===
*The "ds" on the Homestar Runner cutout might stand for "Duckshirt" or "Dumbstar", two [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]] Strong Bad has used for Homestar in the past.
*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]].
*The nickname "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" which was mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").

===Real-World References===
*Strong Sad's book reads "Mr. Chekhov", a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Russia|Russian]] writer and physician [[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]]. It is possibly also a reference to [[Wikipedia:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]], a character from [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] who was regularly referred to as "Mr. Chekov" by his superior officers.
*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.
*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:20X6

Quolnok — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:38:17 GMT

Quolnok: /* Vector Strong Bad, add to 20X6 character list? */

{{featuredarticle}}

Are we sure that Sticklyman is 20X6 The Poopsmith? I remember there was some debate about this when Under Construction first came out. I always thought he was just supposed to be a XiaoXiao guy. --[[User:Dark Grapefruit|Dark Grapefruit]]

:It still is debated. See: [[Talk:Stickly Man]]. I think the wording on the [[Stickly Man|article]] is sufficient until we get more info. - [[User:Drhaggis|Drhaggis]] 13:40, 26 Oct 2004 (MST)

Note: Stop making non-canon (not from the cartoons) additions to the 20X6 pages.--[[User:Hysterical Woman|Hysterical Woman]] 13:38, 11 Dec 2004 (MST)

== A Discussion Waiting to be Discussed ==
We've seen Nebulon in Main Page 1 and LimoZeen But They're in Space which are both in present time. But we also see Nebulon on the game Stinkoman 20X6. I think this should qualify Nebulon to be a 20X6 character as well as a present-day. [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 13:23, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Wierd ==

Hey, since it's 2006, that means that it's 20X6... right... now. It boggles the mind, doesn't it? This pointless comment was produced by {{User:Gnome of Fury/sig}} 21:11, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:Actually, if the X is taken as a roman numeral in combination with regular numbers, 20X6 = either 2016 or 2106.
::Or X could be a variable as in algebra, where it would probably be a later decade. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 21:59, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Or 2066.

== Strong Mad/Sad ==

Do you think that Stinkoman has brothers like Strong Bad's? If so, what do you think that Strong Mad and Sad's counterparts are like?
Sorry about the stupid question.
-zyborg

== Vector Strong Bad, add to 20X6 character list? ==

The link between him and Stinkoman is acknoledged in their articles. Technically, as the link is real, the place in [[alternate universe]] where both were seen would have been in 20X6 (incidently this means his one 20X6 appearance is more than 20X6 The Cheat's (and to the best of our knowledge 20X6 Coach Z's) 0 cartoon appearances). - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 06:56, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

:If we consider alernate universe as any indication, then Old Timey Strong Bad is a storybook cherecter, as well as Keyboard Strong Bad, and all Strong Bads appear in the same time periode. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:30, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
::Yes, and we then have the "slippery slope". 20X6 Coach Z is undeniably in the 20X6 universe. But events in [[alternate universe]] are not necessarily representative of how they "really" are. Connections found in that email which are not supported elsewhere probably ought to be seen as apocryphal. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:25, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

:::Best I can tell, it is after the VectorSB/Stinkoman scene that things go wierd. OTSB clearly teleports into storybook, followed by Keyboard, whereas Stinkoman walks over to Vector (without a *voip*) and acknowledges that they know each other. It seems to me that the multiverse starts falling apart during Storybook, not earlier. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 08:38, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

User:Quolnok

Quolnok — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:37:34 GMT

Quolnok:

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Quolnok — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:15:46 GMT

Quolnok:

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Talk:20X6

Quolnok — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:56:38 GMT

Quolnok:

20X6

Quolnok — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:35:32 GMT

Quolnok: /* Characters */ Vector Strong Bad

[[Image:20X6.png|thumb|Stinko Man K: 20X6]]

'''20X6''' is an era of cartoons that depict stereotypical Japanese cartoons. Pronounced "twenty exty-six", this era satirizes elements of ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man|Mega Man]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' video games, wherein the year is referred to as 200X, 20XX, 21XX or 20X5.

20X6 stars [[Wikipedia:Anime|anime]] versions of the standard "present era" characters. Strong Bad becomes Stinkoman, a reference to the email "[[island]]". Homestar Runner becomes 1-Up, a kid who wants to be the guy. Pom Pom becomes a hungry panda called Pan Pan. Marzipan, Coach Z, The Cheat and possibly The Poopsmith also made minor 20X6 appearances as well.

It takes place on [[Planet K]], but it also seems to be the future of [[Free Country, USA]]—this is supported in [[time capsule]], where Strong Bad is asked ''"why not make a time capsule of stuff filled with stuff about you to be opened in at least '''X0''' years,"'' then Stinkoman finds Strong Bad's time capsule and 1-Up finds Homestar's time box.

== Characters ==
''See also the [[Characters#20X6|Characters]] page.''
*[[Stinkoman]] ([[Strong Bad]])
*[[1-Up]] ([[Homestar Runner]])
*[[Pan Pan]] ([[Pom Pom]])
*[[20X6 Marzipan]] ([[Marzipan]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[Coach Z]])
*[[20X6 The Cheat]] ([[The Cheat]])
*[[Trogador]] ([[Trogdor]])
*[[Sticklyman]] 
*[[Shadowy Figure]]
*[[Nebulon]]
*[[Vector Strong Bad]] ([[Stinkoman]]'s training simulator)

== Other stylistic sources ==
*The work of [[Wikipedia:Osamu Tezuka|Osamu Tezuka]]
*''[[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:Ranma ½|Ranma ½]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]]''
*''[[Wikipedia:Akira (film)|Akira]]''
*''[http://www.newgrounds.com/collections/xiao.html Xiao Xiao]''

== Appearances ==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[japanese cartoon]]
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]]
*[[Under Construction]]
*Email [[time capsule]]
*[[Main Page 17]]
*[[Happy Trogday]]
*Email [[alternate universe]]

== Games ==
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]

== See Also ==
* [[20X6 Other Costumes]]

[[Category: 20X6]]

disconnected

Quolnok — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:02:42 GMT

Quolnok: /* External Links */

{{sbenav|148|lady fan|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail148.PNG|thumb|Twice the ruckus-raising productivity]]

Strong Bad's head disconnects from his body.

'''Cast (in order of appearance:''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Island]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Race Track]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 13, 2006

'''Running time:''' 3:09

'''Page title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This week, I'm feeling my style! I've got confidence in my email! ''{loads the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: sb!!!!</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br />
If your head got disconnected and your head was rolling<br />
all over the place and you didn't even know were your<br />
body is or your head, what would you do?<br />
Jenny
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad struggles to read everything between "were" and the final "head". He also sings Jenny's name, as follows:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Jennyyy... ''{high-pitched}'' Jenny! ''{speaking normally, typing}'' Um, was ''your'' head connected to ''your'' body when you wrote this email? I think I get the gist of it. ''{clears the screen}'' While my head and body are normally the bosomest of buddies, I suppose I could double my productivity if they were separated. Like, I could raise that ruckus I've been planning in two days instead of four! The plausibilities are endless!

''{Cut to The Field, where Strong Bad's disembodied head is speaking to Homestar Runner. A sign reads "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN" with "REAL" being a separate removable word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head could be off giving folks career advice...

''{The scene pans over and darkens, while an image of Strong Bad's headless body is throwing rocks from a box of "riot rocks" at The King of Town and The Poopsmith appears on the left. The Poopsmith is wearing whatsit-covered armor and holding a giant shield with the King's face on it, which is blocking the rocks. A bar separates the two different scenes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...whilest my body is rioting against the municipality!

''{The body's scene darkens while the head's scene brightens.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Maybe this running business just isn't for you. Have you ever considered the making and selling of tiny breads?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Bunmaker, eh? Me likey, me likey! Thanks, Eggman! ''{turns away, but then turns back}'' Oh, and... ''{throws coins}'' why don't you get yourself something to eat? Put some meat on them bones, girl!

''{Homestar walks off. The body's screen vanishes while the head's pans over a ways to reveal that the ruckus the body is making is actually right next to his head. Strong Bad's head turns toward his body.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' That's some nice revolut'n, there, body, but, uh, maybe we should spread out. Like, more.

''{The body gives the head a thumbs-up. Cut to a closeup of Strong Bad's head wearing his Dangeresque sunglasses, on what appears to be a beach. The head is sitting on a picnic blanket and resting against a tree trunk, and a drink with three umbrellas is in front of him. A seagull can be heard in the background. The camera pans back slowly.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Ah, livin' the sleazy life!

''{Cut camera cuts back to show that Strong Bad's head is actually alone on a small island.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{turning back}'' Hey, cabana boy! My drink needs more umbrellas! What kind of deserted island is this, anyway?

''{Cut to Club Technochocolate, where Strong Bad's body is dancing with Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Meanwhile, my body could be off putting its considerably reduced weight on it down at the cloob!

'''BUBS:''' Dang, Strong Body! Without all that extra head ballast, your moves are twicely fresh! Twicely fresh!

''{Cut to an image of Strong Bad's head rolling across The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head would probably get really dizzy just rollin' around all the time. I might have to rig up some kind of repulserance!

''{The camera cuts back, and the head begins to hover through some disc on the bottom of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Naw, scratch that. I'm gonna need something with a little more... muscle.

''{The disc disappears and is replaced by flaming jets on the top of its head.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! ''{leans back, as though revving up}'' Reer! Reeeeer! ''{starts zipping all over the place quickly}'' Rooow! Rooow! Rooo! Reer! ''{imitating brakes as it stops}'' Reeeeee! Whoa! This mess rules! I can finally win the million-yard dash! ''{zips forward again}'' Roooo...

''{Cut to a finish line, which the head zips through quickly. Then cut to the other side, where Coach Z is holding a stopwatch.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{imitating brakes}'' Reeeee! Oh, yes! I beat Homestar!

'''COACH Z:''' Sorry, Head Bad, but you was the only one competin' this year! Old 'Strammy's gone and quit the runnin' business!

''{Homestar, wearing a new hat that reads "BUNMAKER" and holding a box of "TINY BREADS" jumps up right behind Strong Bad's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cooornbreeeeead! I got cornbread here! Get a roll! Cornbread! Everybody wants a bun! Lemme hear that dinner roll!

''{Cut to a blank white screen. Strong Bad's body walks on from stage right, while the unaltered head rolls on from stage left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Maybe one day, we'd both learn to regenerate...

''{The head gains an arm, a green leg, an spirally arm, and an extremely thin robotic-looking leg. The body gains an odd growth colored to look like Strong Bad's head in its chest.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...creating two perfectly-formed Strong Bad specimens!

'''STRONG BAD'S BODY:''' ''{in a really whiny voice that sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' Hi would you like to go to the store?

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{in a scratchy voice that also sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' I hate your ''{chuckles}'' shoes!

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Eeeugh! Go away, head-nub and nub-head. Those things look straight out of the creature shop from some low-to-no budget horror film. Maybe chopping my head off isn't such a good idea.

''{Cut back to show The Cheat standing near the computer, with a guillotine nearby.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{dejected The Cheat noises, walks off}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy's screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, time to go satisfy my sudden craving for tiny breads. ''{gets up}'' Hope I can find my local bunmaker...

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

==Easter Eggs==
*At the very beginning, click "sb_email.exe" to see Sbemail Deodorant.
<blockquote>
Sbemail<br />
Deodorant<br />
Soccer Scent<br />
"I'm feeling my style...<br />
I've got confidence in my email!"
</blockquote>
*At the end, click on "horror film" to see a movie poster for "Regenerator 4".
<blockquote>
A Low-To-No Budget Horror Film<br />
<br />
REGENERATOR 4<br />
OR: FOUR MORE REGENERATORS<br />
<br />
With Special Make-up Effects by<br />
TODD SALLIAVERi</blockquote>
*Click on "good idea" to see a propaganda poster of The Poopsmith Stormtroopers.
<blockquote>
SUPPORT THE MUNICIPALITY!<br />
<br />
WE'RE ONTO YOU.</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==

===Remarks===
* The Regenerator 4 Easter egg has an unexpected [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i]] in the same word as a capital I.

===Inside References===
* Coach Z calling Homestar "'Strammy" rings of his mispronunciation "Stramstar" in [[A Jorb Well Done]].

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad's career sign is similar to the sign used by [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt]] of [[Peanuts]] fame.
*[[Wikipedia:Eggman|Eggman]] (also known as Dr. Robotnik) is the main villain in the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]] series.
**Though "[[Eggs|Egg]]man" is more likely to refer to Strong Bad's head been like a "big ol', round ol' egg" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]

==External Links==

{{sbemailextlinks|148|7364}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}