East/West X
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East and West before the name of neighboring regions, countries, or cities suggests they were once unified but since have been divided in two, perhaps due to geopolitical tensions. Fictional place names used throughout the Homestar Runner universe often begin in "East" or "West"; occasionally, these demarcations are used before other types of words in strange or humorous ways.
A prime example of this naming convention is the nations of East Germany and West Germany (and the related cities of East and West Berlin) — which existed from 1949 until the German state was reunified in 1990. Emblematic of Cold War tensions, yet geographically distanced from the United States, this East/West split would certainly be recognizable to the Brothers Chaps who came of age during the countries' existence and reunification.
[edit] Appearances
- Everybody to the Limit (Live) — The live performance is held in West Rekjavik, neighboring the city of East Rekjavik.
- A poster of Everybody to the Limit Live with this town's name on it is seen later in Lappynapped!.
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2 — A stop on the metaphorical "Alone Train" that Homestar tells Marzipan that she can ride is "West Breaking Up With You".
- Thy Dungeonman 3 — The town of Westerburg lies to the east.
- Weclome Back — East Westerburg is one of the towns the Cool Tapes visited during their midwestern tour.
- Email strong badathlon — Strong Bad frantically instructs the judges to check the East German's pants.
- East Germany has not existed since 1991, sixteen years before this email was made.
- Sick Day — Rotten Egglünd contains a location called East Stinkberger.
- Email licensed — Two names for the country that has changed names at least five times since Strong Bad was in the seventh grade are East Paunch and West Paunch.
- Homestar Ruiner — Wearing Homestar's chef hat will result in Strong Bad saying that The Cheat L'Orange is a delicacy in East Strong Badia.
- This can also be done in all subsequent Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People episodes.
- Strong Badia the Free — Homestar and Marzipan start their own country; after being unable to decide whether it should officially be known as Marzistar or Homezipan, it is divided into East Marzistar and East Homezipan.
- Additionally, a team that Strong Bad says he and The Cheat must scrimmage is the East Bulldogs.
[edit] Variations
The following are references to the cardinal directions east and/or west that do not directly refer to cities or nations.
- Email old comics — A new wave band named West is Lip is mentioned.
- Their poster reappears in Baddest of the Bands, in Strong Sad's room.
- Fan Costumes '06 — Strong Bad says "The west butt is the best butt!"
