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''From the [[Decomposing Pumpkins]] [[FeedBurner]] description:''
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<blockquote>''I kinda black out a lot lately and when I wake up sometimes things I made up in my brain come to life. I practically pee my pants every time a Cheat Commandos comes on.''
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<blockquote>'''STRONG BAD:''' I kinda black out a lot lately and when I wake up sometimes things I made up in my brain come to life. I practically pee my pants every time a Cheat Commandos comes on.
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:&mdash; [[Strong Bad]], [[Decomposing Pumpkins]] FeedBurner description
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In the continuity of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], it's often unclear if things are [[History According To Strong Bad|made up]] or really happen. Occasionally, something that is '''clearly made up''' during one toon '''later appears as a real thing''' in another toon, without any particular reason or cause. While a fair number of these instances have been fruits of [[Strong Bad]]'s imagination, the other residents of [[Free Country, USA]] have periodically created something in their heads that later on mysteriously become real. Whether or not the inventors of these mind-bending, reality-defying creatures and creations had anything to do with them, or if they pre-existed their alleged conception, is never revealed nor explained for the most part, so this bizzare, blurred line between fantasy and reality remains one of the great unexplicable mysteries in the Homestar Runner universe.  
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In the continuity of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], it's often unclear if things are made up or really happen. Occasionally, '''something that is clearly made up later appears as a real thing''', typically without any particular reason or cause. While a fair number of these instances have been fruits of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[History According To Strong Bad|imagination]], the other residents of [[Free Country, USA]] have periodically created something in their heads that later on mysteriously become real. Whether or not the inventors of these mind-bending, reality-defying creatures and creations had anything to do with them, or if they pre-existed their alleged conception, is never revealed nor explained for the most part, so this bizzare, blurred line between fantasy and reality remains one of the great inexplicable mysteries in the Homestar Runner universe.  
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*[[The Goblin]] and the [[Gremlin]] were made up (by [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] respectively) in [[Homestarloween Party]], and became real in [[Where's The Cheat?]] Similarly, [[Strong Bad]] made up the [[Visor Robot]] for the aforementioned Halloween toon, and it became real in [[Senor Mortgage]].
*[[The Goblin]] and the [[Gremlin]] were made up (by [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] respectively) in [[Homestarloween Party]], and became real in [[Where's The Cheat?]] Similarly, [[Strong Bad]] made up the [[Visor Robot]] for the aforementioned Halloween toon, and it became real in [[Senor Mortgage]].
*When Strong Bad listed [[Limozeen]] and [[Taranchula]] in [[band names]], it was implied that he was making them up on the spot (indeed, that's what [[The Brothers Chaps]] were doing), not listing bands that already existed in the Homestar Runner universe.
*When Strong Bad listed [[Limozeen]] and [[Taranchula]] in [[band names]], it was implied that he was making them up on the spot (indeed, that's what [[The Brothers Chaps]] were doing), not listing bands that already existed in the Homestar Runner universe.
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*[[Crazy Go Nuts University]] was a school Strong Bad invented and made a fake diploma for. It now has its own sports team and [[The Jolly Dumple|mascot]]. Its campus was first shown in [[bike thief]]. Students were heard attending orientation in [[On Break]]. However, in [[Fan Costumes '08]], Strong Bad implies that the university is indeed made-up.
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*[[Litigation Jackson]] was a movie character featured in an eponymous film in [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and in a sequel, Legal Rampage, in [[rampage]]. In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he calls up Marzipan claiming to be the attorney prosecuting Coach Z and suggests Marzipan would make a useful witness in the case.
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*[[Biscuitdoughhandsman]] started out as a police sketch drawn by [[Bubs]] and named by [[Coach Z]] when misrepresenting [[The King of Town]]'s description of Strong Bad as a criminal perpetrator. He eventually licensed his likeness on paper towel rolls in [[licensed]], and Coach Z supposedly found his "severed hand" in an Easter egg in [[myths and legends]].
*[[Stinkoman]] from [[20X6]] was originally made up by Strong Bad to describe himself as a [[Japanese cartoon]]. He makes an appearance in [[Free Country, USA]] in the Halloween cartoon [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]. 20X6 was shown to be real in the email [[time capsule]].
*[[Stinkoman]] from [[20X6]] was originally made up by Strong Bad to describe himself as a [[Japanese cartoon]]. He makes an appearance in [[Free Country, USA]] in the Halloween cartoon [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]. 20X6 was shown to be real in the email [[time capsule]].
*[[Trogdor]] was drawn by [[Strong Bad]] in the email [[dragon]]. He later became the title character of a real video game, [[TROGDOR!]], as seen in [[Arcade Game]]. Trogdor became a real creature around the time he appeared outside Strong Bad's window in [[Trogday 08]].
*[[Trogdor]] was drawn by [[Strong Bad]] in the email [[dragon]]. He later became the title character of a real video game, [[TROGDOR!]], as seen in [[Arcade Game]]. Trogdor became a real creature around the time he appeared outside Strong Bad's window in [[Trogday 08]].
*[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] was made up by Strong Bad in response to an email asking him to create a [[crazy cartoon]]. Later, Homestar Runner and Strong Bad are seen watching [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes|an episode of it]] on TV. Unlike other instances of this phenomenon, Strong Bad actually notices, and asks "didn't I invent this cartoon?".  The Sweet Cuppin' Cakes characters, and [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land]], became real in [[mini-golf]].
*[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] was made up by Strong Bad in response to an email asking him to create a [[crazy cartoon]]. Later, Homestar Runner and Strong Bad are seen watching [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes|an episode of it]] on TV. Unlike other instances of this phenomenon, Strong Bad actually notices, and asks "didn't I invent this cartoon?".  The Sweet Cuppin' Cakes characters, and [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land]], became real in [[mini-golf]].
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*[[Vector Strong Bad]] was made up by Strong Bad for the game [[StrongBadZone]], but became real in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]].
 
*[[Senor Cardgage]] was just a creepy comb-over version of Strong Bad until [[Senor Mortgage]] came along.
*[[Senor Cardgage]] was just a creepy comb-over version of Strong Bad until [[Senor Mortgage]] came along.
**The [[TV Time Toons Menu]] description for Senor Mortgage read: "Wait, is Senor Cardgage real?!"
**The [[TV Time Toons Menu]] description for Senor Mortgage read: "Wait, is Senor Cardgage real?!"
*In [[army]], [[The Cheat]] dressed up as [[Firebert]], a character he most likely made up. This later started the [[Cheat Commandos]], an actual television show in [[Free Country, USA]].
*In [[army]], [[The Cheat]] dressed up as [[Firebert]], a character he most likely made up. This later started the [[Cheat Commandos]], an actual television show in [[Free Country, USA]].
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*[[Vector Strong Bad]] was made up by Strong Bad for the game [[StrongBadZone]], but became real in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]].
*[[Li'l Brudder]] and [[Tendafoot]] were drawn by Strong Bad, but starred in a TV show in [[The Li'l Brudder Show]].
*[[Li'l Brudder]] and [[Tendafoot]] were drawn by Strong Bad, but starred in a TV show in [[The Li'l Brudder Show]].
*The [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]] was made up by Strong Bad in the email [[montage]]. It later appeared in [[Senorial Day]].
*The [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]] was made up by Strong Bad in the email [[montage]]. It later appeared in [[Senorial Day]].
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*When introduced in [[animal]], the [[Lappy 486]] was presented as male. In [[dreamail]], Strong Bad imagined it as female, and she's been that way ever since.
*[[Da Huuuuuudge]] and [[Sterrance]] were both made up by Strong Bad in [[animal]], but became real in [[alternate universe]].
*[[Da Huuuuuudge]] and [[Sterrance]] were both made up by Strong Bad in [[animal]], but became real in [[alternate universe]].
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*When introduced in [[animal]], the [[Lappy 486]] was presented as male. In [[dreamail]], Strong Bad imagined it as female, and she's been that way ever since.
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*[[Jurvy-Skat]] was a hypothetical board game inspired by [[Pom Pom's hypothetical family]] in [[Family Resemblence]]. In the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)|video]], it appears as an actual [[Boardelectrix]] product.
*[[Saddy Dumpington]] was originally a folk hero that [[Strong Sad]] claimed to have made up in [[A Folky Tale]], but Saddy appears as a television show in [[Toikey TV]].  
*[[Saddy Dumpington]] was originally a folk hero that [[Strong Sad]] claimed to have made up in [[A Folky Tale]], but Saddy appears as a television show in [[Toikey TV]].  
*Strong Bad made up [[Brainkrieg]] in [[death metal]] to illustrate how not to write lyrics.  The band later made three reappearances in [[Teen Girl Squad]]-style toons, but in the October 19, 2009 [[FeedBurner#Ween - Brainkrieg Halloween Song|FeedBurner]] entry, Strong Bad implies that the band is real.
*Strong Bad made up [[Brainkrieg]] in [[death metal]] to illustrate how not to write lyrics.  The band later made three reappearances in [[Teen Girl Squad]]-style toons, but in the October 19, 2009 [[FeedBurner#Ween - Brainkrieg Halloween Song|FeedBurner]] entry, Strong Bad implies that the band is real.
*The [[SBLOUNSKCHED! bar]] originally appeared in [[candy product]] as Strong Bad's hypothetical candy bar, but Pom Pom later pulls out a bag of Fun-Sized versions of said candy bar in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
*The [[SBLOUNSKCHED! bar]] originally appeared in [[candy product]] as Strong Bad's hypothetical candy bar, but Pom Pom later pulls out a bag of Fun-Sized versions of said candy bar in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
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*[[she likes cloth]] was a band Strong Bad made up in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]. It became real in email [[independent]], where the band for Pom Pom's indie film, ''[[city (comma) state]]'', was called "she likes cloth".
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*[[Blubb-O's]] was first mentioned in the DVD commentary for [[Drive-Thru]], when Strong Bad tried to guess what restaurant the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] has connections with.  Its evolution into a real restaurant was briefly mentioned in [[nightlife]] later.
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*Strong Bad invents [[The Pizz]] as a front to meet college girls, and is flabbergasted to discover that his ruse has become real within a matter of minutes during [[pizza joint]].
*[[Onion Bubs]] was first mentioned in [[original]] as being a stand-in for the departed [[Original Bubs]], though both Bubs and Marzipan indicate Strong Bad made the whole story up. Nevertheless, Onion Bubs shows up again in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].
*[[Onion Bubs]] was first mentioned in [[original]] as being a stand-in for the departed [[Original Bubs]], though both Bubs and Marzipan indicate Strong Bad made the whole story up. Nevertheless, Onion Bubs shows up again in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].
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*[[Blubb-O's]] was first mentioned in the DVD commentary for [[Drive-Thru]], when Strong Bad tried to guess what restaurant the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] has connections with.  Its evolution into a real restaurant was briefly mentioned in [[nightlife]] later.
 
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*Many characters and places from [[Videlectrix]] games were made up, but became real in [[8-Bit is Enough]]; most notably elements from [[Peasant's Quest]] and [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
 
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*[[she likes cloth]] was a band Strong Bad made up in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]. It became real in email [[independent]], where the band for Pom Pom's indie film, ''[[city (comma) state]]'', was called "she likes cloth".
 
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*[[Litigation Jackson]] was a movie character featured in an eponymous film in [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and in a sequel, Legal Rampage, in [[rampage]]. In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he calls up Marzipan claiming to be the attorney prosecuting Coach Z and suggests Marzipan would make a useful witness in the case.
 
*[[Humidibot]] was originally a character invented on the spur of the moment by Strong Bad to mock fans dressing up in highly inaccurate costumes during [[Fan Costumes 2015]]. In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he also calls up Marzipan.
*[[Humidibot]] was originally a character invented on the spur of the moment by Strong Bad to mock fans dressing up in highly inaccurate costumes during [[Fan Costumes 2015]]. In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he also calls up Marzipan.
==See Also==
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* [[Firsts]]
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* [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]
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*[[Allegedly Real Things]]
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*[[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]
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Revision as of 01:27, 10 February 2019

"Wait, is Senor Cardgage real?!"

From the Decomposing Pumpkins FeedBurner description:

STRONG BAD: I kinda black out a lot lately and when I wake up sometimes things I made up in my brain come to life. I practically pee my pants every time a Cheat Commandos comes on.

In the continuity of the Homestar Runner universe, it's often unclear if things are made up or really happen. Occasionally, something that is clearly made up later appears as a real thing, typically without any particular reason or cause. While a fair number of these instances have been fruits of Strong Bad's imagination, the other residents of Free Country, USA have periodically created something in their heads that later on mysteriously become real. Whether or not the inventors of these mind-bending, reality-defying creatures and creations had anything to do with them, or if they pre-existed their alleged conception, is never revealed nor explained for the most part, so this bizzare, blurred line between fantasy and reality remains one of the great inexplicable mysteries in the Homestar Runner universe.

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