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<div>[[Moving Very Slowly]] [[Taranchula]] sounds like [[Wikipedia:Metallica|Metallica]]<br />
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Ok, a little bit then.</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/HRWiki:SandboxHRWiki:Sandbox2008-03-07T18:39:31Z<p>Homestar Coder: a test</p>
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<div>[[How MediaWiki handles broken links]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/CanadaCanada2008-01-11T19:02:49Z<p>Homestar Coder: bit of a rewrite</p>
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<div>[[Image:ColoringCanadiangirls.png|thumb|"Of-age" Canadian girls!]]<br />
The Homestar Runner toons mostly take place in [[Free Country, USA|the United States]], but occasionally they reference the Neighbor to the North.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*Email [[coloring]] &mdash; The two "of-age" girls in the coloring book both have a Canadian flag on their shirts.<br />
*Email [[colonization]] (Easter egg) &mdash; [[Strong Bad]] sings "O Shanama" to the tune of "O Canada".<br />
*Email [[narrator]] &mdash; [[Strong Sad]] is hit in the face with a Canada goose.<br />
*[[Homestar Quiz]] &mdash; One of the answer choices for where [[Bubs]] attends night classes is Canada.<br />
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[[Category:Lists]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/ParentsParents2007-12-18T16:08:35Z<p>Homestar Coder: grammar</p>
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<div>[[Image:pomfamily.png|thumb|Meet the Parents]]<br />
Although most of the [[characters]]' '''parents''' are [[Unseen Characters|never seen]], they are sometimes mentioned.<br />
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At the [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006 Seattle]] public appearance, The Brothers Chaps revealed that emails they receive asking about the characters' parents are one of the [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|groups of emails]] that are virtually certain ''not'' to be answered.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*[[Old Characters Page]] &mdash; [[The King of Town]]'s bio states that he is [[Marzipan]]'s father. However, it is the only such reference on the site, and The Brothers Chaps have since reported in interviews (such as the [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|Club Aquatica interview]]) that this was an idea they had early in the site's development but have since abandoned.<br />
*[[Pom Pom, Too]] &mdash; [[Pom Pom]]'s [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom|parents]] are seen in a photo.<br />
*[[Secret Pages#Other Animations|Homestar's Yearbook]] &mdash; [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] says, "Sign my yearbook! But don't use any [[swears]], because... my mom reads it."<br />
*[[Homestarloween Party]] &mdash; [[Strong Bad]] admits that his mom helped him with his [[Homestarloween Party Costumes|costume]].<br />
*[[Theme Song Video]] &mdash; One of the lyrics to the song is "Homestar Runner, mom and dad".<br />
*[[The Secrets That I Keep]] &mdash; The birthday card Strong Bad gave [[Strong Sad]] has "mom says I have to make you this kard [''sic'']" written in it.<br />
*Email [[interview]] &mdash; While demonstrating what an interview with [[Homsar]] would be like, [[Strong Bad]] as a Homsar puppet says "I was raised by a cup of [[coffee]]!" (see [[Homsar#Speech|here]] for details).<br />
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] &mdash; [[Cheerleader]] has "cool parents!"<br />
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] &mdash; [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olda Boys|Olda boy 2]] says "I miss my mom!"<br />
*Email [[army]] &mdash; Homestar tells [[Mrs. Bennedetto]] that her son, [[Frank Bennedetto|Frank]], [[Death|died]] in [[The Battle of Strong Badia|battle]].<br />
*Email [[cheatday]] &mdash; [[The Cheat]] reads one email asking what [[The Brothers Strong]]'s parents looked like, but he responds by threatening to gnaw the email sender's face off (which apparently is his response to every email).<br />
*Email [[pom pom]] &mdash; Strong Bad writes a letter to Pom Pom's parents, addressing them as "General and Fraulein Pom Pom".<br />
*[[The Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005]] &mdash; Joe from Pomona, California asks Strong Bad why we never get to see his parents. The question angers Strong Bad. Strong Bad later warns the host [[Wikipedia:Kevin Pereira|Kevin Pereira]] to never talk about his mom.<br />
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] &mdash; [[The Ugly One|The Ugly One's]] father, [[Manolios Ugly One]], is seen.<br />
*Email [[the facts]] &mdash; Strong Bad tells [[Strong Mad]] to be quiet because Mom said baby [[Strong Sad]] is sleeping.<br />
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] &mdash; [[Coach Z]] pretends to be talking to his parents on a [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected phone]].<br />
*[[The Li'l Brudder Show]] &mdash; [[Li'l Brudder]]'s parents are shown to be a unicycle and a dog.<br />
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; Coach Z thinks Strong Bad is dressed up as his hot mom.<br />
*[[Weclome Back]]&mdash; Strong Bad says, "What am I, your dad?"<br />
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] &mdash; Strong Bad thinks one of the costumes looks like The Cheat's hot mom.<br />
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] &mdash; [[Reynold]] says that he is going to his [[Reynold's Parents' House|parents' house]] for Thanksgiving.<br />
*Email [[the chair]] &mdash; After ripping his face off, Strong Bad holds up an alleged picture of his parents, although it is obscured by the new high-backed chair. However, using a flash decompiler reveals that the picture is blank except for the message: nice try dodongo.<br />
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] &mdash; [[Tompkins|Tompkins's]] mother, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], is seen. At the end, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Timkins|Timkins]] points at one of the [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|policemen]] and says, "You're not my real father!"<br />
*Email [[mini-golf]] &mdash; When the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] says, "Pour gravel on your stump please, ma'am," Strong Bad asks, "Did you just tell my mom to pour gravel on her stump?"<br />
*Email [[hygiene]] &mdash; Gene's "young and hot" mother buys his clothes, and lets him take the boat out when she has a headache.<br />
*Email [[slumber party]] &mdash; Strong Bad mentions that Strong Sad used to get picked up early from the slumber parties they used to have in their own basement because he misses his mom.<br />
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==Other Relatives==<br />
*[[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]] &mdash; What's Her Face "wants a new stepdad!"<br />
*Email [[Family Resemblence]] &mdash; Strong Bad tries to envision Pom Pom's family "resembling" him (at least, to the same extent that Strong Bad's brothers resemble himself).<br />
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] &mdash; [[So and So]]'s [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mrs. So-and-so-erson|stepmom]] tells the girls to "Shut your yaps!" Afterwards, she pours ranch dressing on [[The Ugly One]].<br />
*Email [[alternate universe]] &mdash; [[Senor Cardgage]] wants to adopt Strong Bad, but Strong Bad disappears before he can do so.<br />
*Email [[secret recipies]] &mdash; Strong Bad and Homestar reference several (possibly and/or definitely made-up) relatives: Strong Bad's "Great Uncle Pawdabber", his "Crazy Aunt Eulatherm", his mystifying "Poopaw", and Homestar's (definitely non-existent) "Stupid Uncle [[Egg]]".<br />
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] &mdash; Homestar Runner reminisces about pushing his grandma on a wheelchair through "the old town". This (most likely false) memory is stimulated by [[Coach Z]]'s unrealistic broken-wheelchair-on-cobblestone sound effects.<br />
*Email [[looking old]] &mdash; Strong Sad mistakes Strong Bad for their great-grandmother after he gets a "lace-lift".<br />
*Email [[more armies]] &mdash; The [[On Point Kings]]' brochure mentions The Cheat's sister as one of their clients.<br />
*[[Happy Dethemberween]] &mdash; Marzipan reminds Strong Bad that [[The Thnikkaman|The Decemberween Thnikkaman]] is not better than her "hot cousin" Deborah.<br />
*Email [[bedtime story]] &mdash; Strong Bad says that he is The Cheat's "Dadbysitter".<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]<br />
*[[Draw Trogdor Again]]<br />
*[[Children]]<br />
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[[Category:Lists]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/HomsarHomsar2007-12-18T15:56:57Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Speech */ cleaned up a bit</p>
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== Biography ==<br />
'''Homsar''' is perhaps the strangest and most enigmatic of all the [[Characters#Main characters|primary residents]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. He was originally created as a result of a typo in the [[Strong Bad Email|email]] [[homsar]], in which Vinnie C. asked, "If you hate homsar so much, why don't you kill him?" (Presumably, Vinnie had actually meant to type "[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]".) [[Strong Bad]] promptly dropped a [[Heavy Lourde]] on Homsar and left him for [[Death|dead]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] later decided to keep Homsar as a main character, and they brought him back in an Easter egg in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] and in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], where he thanked [[Marzipan]] for the flowers she sent him while he was in the hospital.<br />
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Homsar occasionally makes brief appearances in various cartoons, but most of the time he appears only in Easter eggs (and has even been referred to as the "secret guy"). In every [[Holidays#Halloween (October 31st)|Halloween toon]] since his introduction, Homsar has appeared in an Easter egg somewhere in the middle of the Toon. (This is usually triggered by clicking somewhere on or near [[The Poopsmith]].)<br />
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Homsar doesn't have very many friends other than [[Strong Sad]] and Marzipan. Most of the other characters generally regard him as a nuisance. In particular, Strong Bad seems to dislike him the most; as he states in [[interview]] that he would rather gnaw his own leg off than talk to him for 3 seconds. [[Bubs]] apparently refuses to talk to him, as evidenced in [[Where's The Cheat?]]. Despite his unpopularity, he serves in the [[Homestarmy]] and occasionally attends parties where the other main characters are present. He enjoys playing board games with Strong Sad, and has organized his own activities, such as a [[tree hugging]] concert and the play "[[stupid stuff|Butt's Twelve by Pies]]" (starring Lighting and Set Decoration). He ran the Merch Masala on the [[Cool Tapes]] tour in [[Weclome Back]]. <br />
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In the email [[interview]], Strong Bad, using a pen puppet, claimed that Homsar was "raised by a cup of coffee".<br />
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*'''Debut:''' Email [[homsar]]<br />
*[[:Category:Homsar Filmography|Complete Filmography]]<br />
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==Distinctive Characteristics==<br />
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===Speech===<br />
Homsar's most distinct characteristic is his unusual manner of speaking, which has varied over time. His tone of voice is generally quite exaggerated, and he often begins sentences by wailing "AaAAaaAAaaAAaa!". His speech tends to range from perfectly normal English to often random and disconnected phrases that have little to no connection to the scene. Many believe that Homsar speaks in [[Wikipedia:Word salad (mental health)|word salads]] (a speech disorder characteristic of [[Wikipedia:Schizophrenia|schizophrenia]] in which grammar and sentence structure is often intact, but the words themselves have no particular meaning), but a [[Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns|detailed analysis of his speech patterns]] has shown that this is seldom the case. Instead, it seems that Homsar can and does relate well to his environment and other characters when he needs to, but is also prone to saying completely random things when there's no particular reason for him to stay in context.<br />
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Although the viewer is frequently left to figure out what Homsar's statements mean, other characters tend to just accept his speech and usually seem to understand it. Strong Bad is so far the only character to point out that Homsar's speech is "just nonsense", and even then, he was using a pen puppet to illustrate his point rather than talking to Homsar directly. It has been argued that his unusual speech patterns are the result of being crushed by the Heavy Lourde. Some find this unlikely, considering that he was able to speak more or less normally when he called Marzipan after that event. Others suggest that it is possible that the negative effect was a delayed reaction.<br />
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As shown in [[DNA Evidence]], he can make his voice sound like a whole crowd of people, even when he is alone. Thats wasn't the only time he has manipulated his voice. He can also make a chiming noise, as shown in [[Happy Dethemberween]].<br />
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===Homsar and the Laws of Physics===<br />
[[Image:Homfloat.PNG|thumb|Homsar floating in [[The Field]].]]<br />
Another bizarre aspect of Homsar is his ability to defy the laws of physics through means that are not entirely explained. In many cases it would appear that Homsar can bend reality to his will, performing feats that other characters cannot. Various feats of science defiance include levitation (as demonstrated in [[narrator]], his [[Homsar#Character Video Transcript|character video]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[the paper]], and [[mini-golf]]), self-duplication ([[Fall Float Parade]], [[Happy Dethemberween]]), making a paint brush ring like a bell ([[Homestar Presents: Presents]]), possible time manipulation ([[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]), teleporting ([[for kids]]), possible metamorphosis (as seen in [[impression]], though this hypothesis is disputed), retracting his head like a turtle ([[Happy Hallow-day]]), creating the sound of a crowd ([[DNA Evidence]]) or chimes ([[Happy Dethemberween]]), and can possibly cause the jibblies ([[Jibblies 2]]). On top of this, Homsar's yellow [[bowler hat]] can levitate and float around, as well as transmute into different shapes (e.g an engineer's cap as seen in [[Homsar#Character Video Transcript|Character Video]]). It is possible that this hat, which levitates when Homsar speaks, is actually being manipulated, as opposed to just flying about on its own. Homsar is, after all, a character [[Lack of Visible Arms|lacking visible arms]]. A theory for this is that Homsar, and quite possibly the other characters lacking arms, have limited psycho-kinetic abilities. Support for this theory is the fact that Homsar's hat floats whenever he speaks, but that it can float even when he is not speaking. Indeed, it appears that the laws of both science and logic do not apply to Homsar.<br />
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===Similarity to Homestar Runner===<br />
In terms of general appearance, Homsar bears a striking resemblance to [[Homestar Runner]]. Although he is grossly exaggerated, pigeon-toed, and more curved, he and Homestar share [[Wikipedia:Prognathism|underbites]], clothing style (a hat and shirt), feet style, shading, and skin color. As he was originally a misspelling of "Homestar", it is logical that Homsar is somewhat of a badly drawn Homestar. Strong Bad remarks upon this in the email [[for kids]], where he refers to Homsar as a "blue midget Homestar". Homestar himself even calls Homsar "Homestar" in [[looking old]].<br />
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===Naming of Other Characters (and Himself)===<br />
Homsar often assigns the other characters, including himself, strange names. This could be because he has forgotten their real names, is confused, or disregards their real names. These "names" are sometimes based on the character's appearance (Strong Sad: That Rhinoceros) or a similar-sounding name (Bubs: Tubbs). Others (Strong Bad: Reggie) hardly make sense. This is assuming that he is speaking to/about these characters and that he is not just disoriented or believes he is talking to someone else. His way of naming may also be used to describe how a character looks at the time, like when he called The Cheat "chocolate cake" when The Cheat was covered in [[whatsit]]. Homsar also thinks up strange names for himself, such as "Homsar, the captain of the gravy train", "the human wedgie", "a friendly reminder", and "a trendy tote bag". Homsar doesn't seem to repeat any of his made-up names, in keeping with his tendency to forget or disregard things or become confused. Homsar has also been named by others, like when Homestar called him "the secret guy".<br />
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===Walking===<br />
Whenever Homsar walks, he makes a peculiar fluttery noise. Some other characters also have made this noise.<br />
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*[[Li'l Brudder]] (shown in an [[Easter egg]] at the end of [[crying]])<br />
*[[Mr. Shmallow]]<br />
*[[Nibbles]]<br />
*[[The Thnikkaman]] ([[Bubs]]) (when he's tied up as seen in [[cliffhangers]])<br />
*[[Strong Bad]] (when he's scurrying in [[retirement]] , [[looking old]] , and in [[the paper]])<br />
*[[Strong Mad]] (from the email [[virus]])<br />
*2 menus from "[[Flash's 10th Birthday]]".<br />
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== Character Video Transcript ==<br />
(Note: To view Homsar's character video, click "Eject" on [[the VCR]], then click the tape.)<br />
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''{'''Page Title:''' The Hand-Me-Down Clown!!}'' ''{'''Place:''' [[The Field]]}''<br />
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''{The background is upside-down throughout the video, with the blue sky on the bottom of the screen and the green grass at the top.}''<br />
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'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hi, Wonder Mike! I'm Homsar! The captain of the gravy train.<br />
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''{His bowler hat pops up and turns into a railroad engineer's hat.}''<br />
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'''HOMSAR:''' Climb aboard!<br />
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''{His hat returns to normal.}''<br />
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'''HOMSAR:''' I've brought my best foot flowered<!--Please do not change this without discussing on the talk page. "Flowered" is more phonetically clear than "floured".-->... Pshoooo!<br />
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''{His hat slides down the back of his head, then snaps back at the end of the sound.}''<br />
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'''HOMSAR:''' Sure beats breaking up with me. Don't look now! I'm just a friendly reminder. AaAaAaAaAaAaA! AaAaAaAaAaAaA!<br />
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''{While screaming for the second time in a row, he spins around the screen backwards two and a half times. He ends up at the top, upside down.}''<br />
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'''HOMSAR:''' Think I won the Powerball. ''{His hat pops off, then lands back on his head before the video ends.}''<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
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*[[Wikipedia:Wonder Mike|Wonder Mike]] is a member of [[Wikipedia:The Sugarhill Gang|The Sugarhill Gang]], famous for the song "Rapper's Delight". In the beginning of "Rapper's Delight", Wonder Mike says "I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello", so Homsar saying "Hi, Wonder Mike" could possibly be a response.<br />
*"Think I won the Powerball" is a reference to the multistate [[Wikipedia: Powerball|Powerball Lottery]], which is known for having large jackpots.<br />
*Homsar's character page is the only one with background music.<br />
*Since the camera is presumably upside-down throughout his character video, Homsar starts the video upside-down and ends it right-side-up; this was more visible during [[April Fools' 2006]]. He "stands on air" again in the long toon [[A Folky Tale]] as an Easter egg.<br />
*Homsar is the only main character with no [[Old-Timey]]<!--Other characters, like the King of Town, also have no 20X6 counterpart, so it can't be said here--> counterpart.<br />
*Homsar's coloring is similar to that of the unused character [[Rejected Characters#Homeschool Winner|Homeschool Winner]].<br />
*Homsar is the only male character with an animated girl variation, Modestly Hot Homsar. (See Below)<br />
*The [[font]] on Homsar's shirt is [[Fonts#B|Bauhaus93]].<br />
*Besides [[Homestar Runner]], he was the only one not to get the [[Jibblies]] in [[Jibblies 2]]. In fact, the opposite effect occurs when the [[Horrible Painting]] gets the Jibblies instead.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''<br />
*[[Strong Sad and Homsar's Relationship]]<br />
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== Variations ==<br />
*[[Different Town Character Variations#Modestly Hot Homsar|Modestly Hot Homsar]]<br />
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=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===<br />
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*[[wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|Wimpy]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].<br />
*[[IMDB:tt0165798|Ghost Dog]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].<br />
*[[wikipedia:Slash (musician)|Slash]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].<br />
*Kumar (from [[IMDB:0115734|Bottle Rocket]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from [[Wikipedia:Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] series in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Ed Grimley|Ed Grimley]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].<br />
*[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Typewriter The "Noony Noony Noo" Typewriter Guy] in [[Jibblies 2]].<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Homsar Evolution]]<br />
*[[Homsar Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]<br />
*[[Nicknames#Homsar|Nicknames]]<br />
*[[Bowler Hats]]<br />
*[[Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns]]<br />
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==Quotes of the Week==<br />
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*{{qotw|"Let's sing a song of Pennzoil!"|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:homsar_pennzoil.mp3}}<br />
*{{qotw|"AAAaaaAAh'm the human wedgie!"|[[origins]]|Mirror:hom_wedgie.mp3}}<!-- PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE DUPLICATE QUOTE. It was used twice.--><br />
*{{qotw|"I'm the human wedgie!"|[[origins]]|Mirror:hom_wedgie.mp3}}<br />
*{{qotw|"Alms for the pudgy? Alms for the pudgy?"|[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]|Mirror:hom1_pudgy.mp3}}<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:vcr_homsar.html|watch Homsar's character video]]<br />
*[[HR:vcr_homsar.swf|view the Flash file for Homsar's character video]]<br />
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== And The Homestar Coder comes in the niiiiiiiiight! ==<br />
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Yay! Your back! {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:20, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Holy crap! That was like... half a second. My ninja-stealth fails me. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:21, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::Hey, you should come and hang out with <s>the cool people</s> us on IRC, now that you're active again! :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yes, yes. Come on in [http://chat.hrwiki.org/ heeeeeeeeere]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::That kind of went badly. I think everybody else should join Kingdom of Loathing and hang out with me on /c games. *nodnod* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::I'm on KoL, but I don't know anything about it. What's a /c games? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::It's a chat channel. Are you ever in chat? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Hmm... I just started an account, so I don't know how to do that. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:16, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Tell me your account name, and if I see you online, I will help you. I go by Demyx the Dancer (and also just plain Demyx). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:19, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::I'm Trey56, same as here... thanks! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:20, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::What went badly? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::None of your beeswax. :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:40, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Okay... jeez, just asking... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Awww, we just like to entertain. Anyway, don't forget to check back into our lovely channels some time to see if the chatter has become more beareable ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Perhaps I will, although I fear another unit of chat channel might make my head explode. Wouldn't be the first time. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Hi, welcome back! I wasn't around when you were like... a big user, but I've seen your edits and you seem like a cool person. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 22:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::How could a chrono trigger fan NOT be cool? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Rest assured, I am most definitely NOT COOL in any way, shape, or form. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:40, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::YOU LIE!!!!! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::I never lie. I am made of pure truth and perfection. See this halo? I totally didn't steal it from a baby angel. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:42, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Since you, being made of pure truth and perfection, never lie, and attested to being not COOL, we assume that you are not cool. However, being made of pure truth and perfection is by definition, and in and of itself, VERY COOL. Thus, our assumption is negated, and therefore, you are VERY COOL. Proof by contradiction. <small>*Poof!*</small> The universe imploded. Oh, man! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:23, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Obviously, being made of pure truth and perfection is not actually as cool as you think. Universe restored. 23:51, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Subpage talk ==<br />
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that talk of slippy's was ABOUT that subpage, he didn't start one just for the talk, so can you please undo what you just did? Thanks. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:47, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:My apologies. It looked to me that he had created a subpage off of your main talk page for a new conversation thread, and now I see that that was not the case. It's fixed now. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:50, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It's allkay... that's the beauty of a wiki right? everything can be undone if necessary... no harm done. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:52, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== how the crap... ==<br />
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how the heck did you get that link to org. 13? [[User:Imdaman]]<br />
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Uh... looking up Org XIII in Wikipedia? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 07:53, 21 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== kick-the-dangered ==<br />
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What are you gonna do know that [[Kick The Cheat]] toys are getting endangered? {{User:KlingOnMyDreams/sig}} 20:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Hope you don't make fun of me. {{User:KlingOnMyDreams/sig}} 20:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::I already own a Kick the Cheat doll, so I won't do anything, really. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 15:33, 18 December 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:KlingOnMyDreamsUser talk:KlingOnMyDreams2007-12-09T20:03:50Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Punctuation shortage */</p>
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:Because ''I'm'' weird. {{User:KlingOnMyDreams/sig}} 21:48, 2 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
::...Do you need to take some asprin? And you do not have a sig yet. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 21:49, 2 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::PUG IT ON MY PILL!ha!ha!<br />
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What is the biggest meat eating dinosaur? [[User:KlingOnMyDreams|KlingOnMyDreams]] 21:09, 6 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
a t rex? im not thinking so good... {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 22:22, 6 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
No! It's hidden on my page.16:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== siggy sig sig ==<br />
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I want a sig with my name in orange-ish yellow and one the right that picture of [[Homsar]] and [[KOT|King of Town]] from [[cliffhangers]]. [[User:KlingOnMyDreams|KlingOnMyDreams]] 16:34, 7 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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KlingOnMyDreams, could you please not use about a million exclamation points and question marks when writing on talk pages? There might not be enough left for the rest of us! Thanks. :D {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:56, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
NO puncuation at all thanks {{User:KlingOnMyDreams/sig}} [[User:KlingOnMyDreams|KlingOnMyDreams]] 20:01, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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Oh, no, punctuation is great and good and grood! Just only one at the end of a sentence, in general. :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:03, 9 December 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:KlingOnMyDreamsUser talk:KlingOnMyDreams2007-12-09T19:56:24Z<p>Homestar Coder: /**/Punctuation shortage</p>
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:Because ''I'm'' weird. {{User:KlingOnMyDreams/sig}} 21:48, 2 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
::...Do you need to take some asprin? And you do not have a sig yet. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 21:49, 2 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::PUG IT ON MY PILL!ha!ha!<br />
::::Please stop acting like this. This is not acceptable behavior. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 21:52, 2 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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What is the biggest meat eating dinosaur? [[User:KlingOnMyDreams|KlingOnMyDreams]] 21:09, 6 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
a t rex? im not thinking so good... {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 22:22, 6 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
No! It's hidden on my page.16:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== siggy sig sig ==<br />
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I want a sig with my name in orange-ish yellow and one the right that picture of [[Homsar]] and [[KOT|King of Town]] from [[cliffhangers]]. [[User:KlingOnMyDreams|KlingOnMyDreams]] 16:34, 7 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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<div>So, may I ask what the deal with this page is? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 14:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/dioramadiorama2007-12-05T14:38:05Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 524621; this doesn't seem notable to me, matt only has so many voices</p>
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[[Image:Sbemail184.PNG|thumb|"The effects of cumulonimbus clouds on sheep, snowmen, and... cotton balls."]]<br />
Strong Bad gives tips on how to create a "Middle School Appropriate" diorama.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Peanut Strong Bad]], {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Senor Cardgage}} (Easter egg)<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Gymnasium]] (Easter egg), [[Coach Z's Locker Room]] (Easter egg)<br />
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{{Comp|Lappy 486}}<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, December 3, 2007<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 3:43<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I baked you this special email! It has... raisins.<br />
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<blockquote class="lappy email"><br />
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<div>subject: Diorama</div><br />
Hey Strong Bad,<br /><br />
I have to do some crappy, really stupid diorama this year.<br /><br />
I want it to be bloody and gory, but it has to be "Middle<br /><br />
School Appropriate", or whatever. Got any tips?<br /><br />
Molly T.<br /><br />
Charlotte, N.C.<br />
</blockquote><br />
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''{Strong Bad reads "Charlotte, N.C." as "Charlotte, Not Charlotte" and comments, "Whoa, It's like you're no place!"}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So you're telling me that Ms. Charbroiledburger, or whoever actually told you to make a crappy, really stupid diorama for an assignment? Now ''that's'' what I call edjakashun!! ''{clears screen}'' No sense in thinking about this one until you're on the bus on the way to school the morning it's due. Then it's time to whip out my old standby-orama:<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the desk, where a diorama with pencils, pens, a rubber and a bottle of glue inside falls down}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Whimsical World of School Supplies!<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the computer}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' But dioramas shouldn't be wasted, Mollyman. This is probably the only school-approved opportunity to melt small plastic animals and shame our beloved literary characters that you're ever gonna get. I say embrace it! I say deface it!! ''{clears screen}'' Here are my tips: first off, behind every good diorama is an even gooder shoebox. So unless you wanna get called The Stride-Rite Kid for the rest of your life, you better go buy a pair of the<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the desk. A red shoebox with "Air Cardgage" white-and-skyblue logo printed on its cover slides in from the right}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' coolest, most expensive shoes on the market.<br />
<br />
''{A pricetag with "378<sup>99</sup>" written on it appears with a ding}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or at least modify a ''{a lime green shoebox with "Dr. Soft-[[Soolnd]]'s Tan Medical Shoes" written on it slides from the right in front of the Air Cardgage box}'' box of cheapo, generico shoes to look expensive.<br />
<br />
''{Strong Sad's hand slaps a piece of paper with "Slam-Dunking" written on it on the shoebox}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut out to see the Air Cardgage box, scissors and a hot glue gun. Strong Bad walks in from the right}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Now let's talk about topics. If the assignment calls for a science diorama, just slap some glue on some cotton balls and BANG!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the Air Cardgage diorama, where a field and sky has been drawn}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The effects of cumulonimbus clouds ''{cotton balls appear in the sky, forming a cloud-like shape}'' on sheep, ''{sheep made out of cotton balls appear on the ground}'' snowmen, ''{a snowman made out of cotton balls appears on the right}'' aaaaand... cotton... balls. ''{a pile of cotton balls appear on the left}'' But if you're out of cotton balls, real chunks ''{The cotton balls transform to become more "jaggedy" and some of them gain red stains}'' of the King of Town's beard make a great substitute.<br />
<br />
''{A blood trace trickles down from the beardcloud}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the King Of Town, whose beard has been gruesomely ripped}''<br />
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'''KING OF TOWN:''' To be fair, I did eat all the cotton balls.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the desk with Strong Bad, the Air Cardgage diorama, scissors, hot glue gun, colored paper and glue bottle}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' If you need to make some historical diorama, there's only one way to go: presidential assassinations.<br />
<br />
''{Cut close to the desk, where a Dr. Soft-Soolnd's Slam-Dunking Shoes diorama slides in from the left}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You can immortalize such tragic moments in U.S. history ''{a cardboard White House appears in the background}'' as... the robot that effortlessly offed Jimmy Carter. ''{a robot made out of a toilet paper roll and Jimmy Carter doll made out of a clothespin appear. The robot's lights start to twinkle with computer-like sound effects}'' And if it's a book report diorama you're doing,<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' the easiest way to get around reading an actual book is to make one up yourself! I can't tell you how many dioramas I got out of<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the Air Cardgage diorama, now with a purple sky, a sun and the King Of Town's castle the background plus King Of Town and a half-eaten Swiss Cake Roll in the foreground}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The King Of Town's Adventures in Giant Cockroachland! ''{a sizeable number of cockroaches swarm around the Swiss Cake Roll, bashing King Of Town down}'' Books one through seven.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Though with the internet, it's probably easier for teachers to check your sources than in my day. To get away with that now, you'd also have to make<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the Lappy}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A fake website for the book, ''{a website at www.bookazon.com appears, displaying information about "The King Of Town's Adventures in Giant Cockroachland" by Ronmartin Realdude}'' and the author, ''{a bio and a silhouette with a question mark appear next to the book information}'' and the publisher, ''{a logo for Actual Publishing Company appears in the bottom of the screen}'' and just to be safe, ''{Download the eBook Now -button appears on the screen}'' maybe go ahead and actually write the book.<br />
<br />
''{The badly done cover for KoT's Cockroach Book appears}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Man. It's gotten so hard to cheat these days!<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat walks past in the background, carrying the Lappy}''<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{agreeing The Cheat noises}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Finally, let me address your concerns about blood and gore. There's an easy loophole to exploit here, Molly. A little something I like to call... uh-dinosaurs. No teacher can argue,<br />
<br />
''{Cut to an Air Cardgage diorama, with a prehistoric setting}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' that an Allosaurus ''{an Allosaurus appears}'' tearing apart its prey ''{a rubber duck appears}'' is bound to be pretty gruesome. ''{spaghetti and pasta sauce appears on the duck, on the ground and in the Allosaurus' mouth}'' And if that prey ''{rubber duck disappears}'' just happens to be the signers of The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ''{a table and four clothespin people appear}'' well that's bound to be pretty messed up too. ''{pasta sauce and spaghetti appears on the people}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad, looking at his diorama, smiling}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, that is too awesome. I gotta get in on that action.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the prehistoric Air Cardgage diorama}''<br />
<br />
''{Peanut Strong Bad walks in, holding a cocktail sword with an olive}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, take that, Nicholas Trist, representative for president James K. Polk! I'll teach you to mess with my Rio Grande! And my Rio Bravo! ''{Peanut Strong Bad pokes and hits Nicholas Trist clothespin}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the Lappy}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Mollybdenum, you think you got enough to go on? You're gonna dioRAM their socks off! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go help that robot vaporize The Old Public Functionary!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad leaves, geddup noise}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the green diorama, where the toilet paper robot is shooting a clothespin person. Peanut Strong Bad is standing by him}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Come on, Boltotron! Hit him with the Byoo-Cannon!<br />
<br />
''{A toilet paper roll with "Byoo-Cannon" written on it descends from above}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Byoo byo-byoo byoo byo-byo-byoo! ''{the Byoo-Cannon shoots red lights at the clothespin person}''<br />
<br />
''{The New Paper comes down}''<br />
<br />
==Easter Eggs==<br />
* At the end, click the "Byoo-cannon" to see a clip with Senor Cardgage.<br />
*:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{holding a shoe in one hand and a basketball in the other}'' Oh. Hello-quialism. ''{looks at what he's holding}'' Who are these guys?<br />
*:''{Cut to an image of the shoe alone}''<br />
*:'''ANNOUNCER''': All new 2008 Air Cardgage! Only 249.99.99.99! ''{A price tag appears with that price on it.}'' Only at Styles Upon Styles!<br />
*:''{Cut back to Senor Cardgage}''<br />
*:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' This is not what I sagged on for. ''{The words also appear in a speech bubble next to his head.}''<br />
<br />
* Also at the end, click Peanut Strong Bad to see a clip of Coach Z holding a notepad with a cell phone drawn on it.<br />
*:'''COACH Z:''' Well hey there Ronmartin Realdude. It's the big Z, just giving you a call on my new cell phone. What's that you say? Well I sure am flattered Ronmartin, but I've already got a gorgeous girlfriend name o' Marzipan.<br />
<br />
==Fun Facts==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*The [[Wikipedia:Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo|Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo]] was the treaty that ended the [[Wikipedia:Mexican-American War|Mexican-American War]]. [[Wikipedia:Nicholas Trist|Nicholas Trist]] was indeed [[Wikipedia:James K. Polk|President Polk's]] representative at the negotiations.<br />
**Strong Bad's comment "I'll teach you to mess with my [[Wikipedia:Rio Grande|Rio Grande]]" references the dispute between Mexico and the United States over the border of Texas which was the alleged cause of the war. Texas claimed the border was the Rio Grande, while Mexico claimed it was the Nueces River.<br />
**The Rio Grande is known as the Rio Bravo in Mexico.<br />
*[[wikipedia:Molybdenum|Molybdenum]] is a lead-like transition metal found in nature. Its symbol on the periodic table of elements is Mo.<br />
* "The Old Public Functionary" was a [[Wikipedia:List of United States Presidential names#15 &mdash; James Buchanan|popular nickname]] for [[Wikipedia:James Buchanan|President James Buchanan]].<br />
*Cumulonimbus clouds are a type of cloud that is tall, dense, and involved in thunderstorms and other intense weather. <br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*The blurbs on bookazon.com read:<br />
<blockquote>The King of Town's Adventures<br><br />
In Giant Cockroachland<br><br />
by: Ronmartin Realdude<br><br />
<nowiki>--------------</nowiki><br><br />
''A real book that exists.''<br><br />
3 pages.<br><br />
copyright 1943?</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>Download<br><br />
the eBook Now!</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>Actual Publishing Company<br><br />
<small>est. 1904</small></blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>About the author:<br><br />
I'm a best-selling author<br><br />
and I am NOT a cat!! I write<br><br />
books and am a living,<br><br />
breathing person, not a cat.</blockquote><br />
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===Remarks===<br />
* Hello-quialism is a [[portmanteau]] of "hello" and "colloquialism".<br />
* This is the first time The King of Town's skin has ever been visible. He apparently has pink flesh and his face is entirely covered in hair.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*The pieces of the King of Town's beard are stained with [[blood]]. Spaghetti sauce is also used to simulate blood.<br />
*The email talks about several [[presidents]] and [[dinosaurs]].<br />
*The figurine used in The King Of Town's Adventures in Giant Cockroachland diorama is the same one available in the [[Store_Toys#Collectible_Figurines|Store]].<br />
*[[Bookazon.com]] first appeared in [[studying]].<br />
*Coach Z last used an entirely [[Disconnected Telephones|non-functional phone]], complete with imaginary conversation with someone on the other end, in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].<br />
*In the Senor Cardgage Easter egg, the shoes are sold at [[Styles Upon Styles]].<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Stride Rite Corporation|Stride Rite]] is a shoe maker of several mid priced brands, such as Keds and Saucony. The Stride-Rite brand is specifically for small children.<br />
*"Air Cardgage" is a play on the [[wikipedia:Air Jordan|Air Jordan]] shoes endorsed by [[wikipedia:Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan]].<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Jimmy Carter|Jimmy Carter]] was the 39th President of the United States of America. Caricatures of Carter frequently emphasize his mouth, lips and teeth. <br />
*The plot device of a robot assassinating Jimmy Carter was also used in the [http://www.shipbrook.com/TheTick/Tick0101.html pilot episode] of the short-lived Fox prime-time show "[[Wikipedia:Tick (comics)#Live-Action Series|The Tick]]".<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[[Image:indabasement.PNG|200px|thumb|"We're, uh, doing The Cheat's taxes."]]<br />
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Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat play a ''TROGDOR!'' arcade game in da basement.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Trogdor}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, March 17, 2003<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 1:41<br />
<br />
'''Page title:''' Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!<br />
<br />
{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
''{We start with a familiar scene, the [[Compy 386|Compy]]. Except Strong Bad isn't there, and there's a sticky note on the screen saying "in da basement -sb".}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad! ''{walks up to the computer}'' Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again? Oh. You're not here. I'll get to the bottom of this! <br />
<br />
''{He sits down at the Compy and starts typing. While he says everything correctly, he misspells "Strong Bad".}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Dear Stong Bah,<br /><br />
Where are you?<br /><br />
Your friend,<br /><br />
Homestar</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{notices the note}'' Oh! "In da basement. From SB." Ohhh, that must stand for Stong Bah. <br />
<br />
''{He stands up and heads for da basement. Upon arriving he finds Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat playing TROGDOR! the arcade game.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey guys! Whatcha playin'?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, playin'? No, we're, uh, we're doing The Cheat's taxes.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG MAD:''' W-2!!!<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bo-ring. I don't wanna play that.<br />
<br />
''{Homestar walks off. The game blips.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Argh! Stupid peasant. <br />
<br />
''{He kicks the arcade machine, which says, in a computer voice, "Trogdor!".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoah! Pretty cool! ''{kicks it twice more, with the same results}'' All right, who's next? <br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine. <br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad gets off the stool to let The Cheat on, but he just looks at Strong Bad, and makes more noises.}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Here ya go, little buddy.<br />
<br />
''{He lifts him onto the stool and the theme music begins playing. As soon as it's over...}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD and STRONG MAD:''' TROGDOR!<br />
<br />
''{The game says "Trogdor!" and The Cheat begins playing.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, nice move! You're a master!<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down with a link to play the Trogdor arcade game. After a little while, Homestar comes back with a stack of papers.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, can you guys do my taxes next? ... You guys? ... Man, that's one big adding machine.<br />
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== Easter Eggs ==<br />
<br />
*If you wait for Homestar to come by and ask them to do his taxes - after he says, "Man, that is one big adding machine" you can click on the [[TROGDOR!]] game to make it say "[[Trogdor]]." <br />
*You can click on the top of Homestar's pile of papers to see his expenses:<br />
<br />
<blockquote>Homestar Runner's<br><br />
2002 Expenditures<br><br />
________________________<br><br />
<br><br />
$150 - pork b/w beans<br><br />
<br><br />
$2,000 - witch's brew<br><br />
<br><br />
$4,000 - refinance my hat<br><br />
<br><br />
$2.07 - Marzipan gift<br><br />
<br><br />
$1,000 - Fluffypuffs<br><br />
<br><br />
$500 - monthly protection<br><br />
to SB<br><br />
<br><br />
$500 - monthly protection<br><br />
to SM<br><br />
<br><br />
$500 - monthly protection<br><br />
to The C.<br><br />
<br><br />
$75 - straps and practice</blockquote><br />
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:*When you have Homestar's expenses displayed, you can click and hold on the last item in the list "straps and practice" to see a picture of something that looks like a hand-drawn baseball card. It bears a resemblance to the [[Kewpie Dan]] drawing from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*Strong Mad says "[[Wikipedia:Tax forms in the United States#W-2|W-2]]!", which is an [[Wikipedia:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] tax form.<br />
*An [[wikipedia:Adding machine|adding machine]] is a [[wikipedia:Calculator|calculator]] with a printer.<br />
*Homestar paying Strong Mad, Strong Bad, and The Cheat "monthly protection" suggests that the three are each a [[Wikipedia:Bagman|bag man]] for a [[Wikipedia:Protection racket|protection racket]].<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#manhunter new york|manhunter new york]]".<br />
<br />
=== Remarks ===<br />
*On the Monday following [[the show]], there was no new [[Strong Bad Email]]. Instead, there was a post-it note that said "In da Basement". If you clicked on it, it took you to the aformentioned toon short. <br />
*Homestar's total expenditures come out to $8727.07.<br />
*The top paper in Homestar's stack of papers says "important document #402".<br />
*The Cheat plays the game [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].<br />
*Some of the sounds used in this toon are slightly off from their game counterparts. The peasant burnination sound is higher pitched and the squished peasant sound is played faster.<br />
*Strong Bad has two identical stools (one for his [[Strong Bad's Technology#Computers|computer]] and one for the TROGDOR! game.)<br />
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=== Glitches ===<br />
*At the start, the Compy's contrast knob is there. When Homestar comes in it is missing, but you can click it anyway. It doesn't do anything either time.<br />
*When Strong Bad kicks the arcade machine, the kicking sound effect comes as his leg is pulling back, not as it is hitting the game.<br />
*The clickable area on the "Back" text at the end of the toon extends much farther to the left.<br />
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=== Inside References ===<br />
*Pork [[b/w]] beans refers to the Strong Bad Email [[helium]], in which [[Marzipan]] and Homestar discuss the subject briefly. <!--B/W NOW HAS ITS OWN PAGE The abbreviation "w/" for "with" is not used, instead it's "b/w" which was used on old vinyl records and singles to refer to the B-side ("b/w" = "backed with").--><br />
*"Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|fondue pot]] again?" refers to [[50 emails]].<br />
*This is another appearance of the [[Witches' Brew]].<br />
* This is another instance of the misspelling [[Stong Bad]].<br />
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=== Real-World References ===<br />
*The page title "Quite exciting this computer magic" is a quote from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This is Spinal Tap]]''. One of the band members (Viv Savage) says it while playing a game similar to [[Wikipedia:Missile Command|Missile Command]] on a TRS-80 Color Computer in the tour bus.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:arcadegame.html|watch "Arcade Game"]]<br />
*[[HR:arcadegame.swf|view the Flash file for "Arcade Game"]]<br />
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{{subtitlesLinks|arcadegame}}<br />
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[[Category:Toons]][[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:the_betTalk:the bet2007-11-27T18:22:56Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Kevin DuBrow */ no</p>
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<div>== Where is the DVD commentary? ==<br />
Why doesn't this article have the DVD commentary in it? I like reading those, since I can't buy the DVD myself. (Snif.) [[User:Kvb|Kvb]] 12:29, 4 May 2005 (UTC)<br />
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I wish too [[User:Choco|Choco]] 02:43, 9 Oct 2005 (UTC)<br />
<br />
:'Tis here now {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:25, 28 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
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==Closed STUFF==<br />
===Forgotten Lie (DECLINED)===<br />
Strong bad says in the King of Town DVD that the King does not live in a castle. However, in this email he seems to have forgotten all about it.<br />
*'''Decline.''' Strong Bad does things like this frequently, and it's not the first time he's lied about something, i.e. The Cheat not having a computer in [[huttah!]] -Walking Armless<br />
*'''Rewrite and accept.''' The idea's there, but it's a little wordy. Cut it down maybe to something like "Strong Bad said in the DVD that he didn't have a castle, but aspparently he does here."[[User:TakuaKaita600|TakuaKaita600]] 20:06, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)<br />
*'''Decline''' Not only does Strong Bad have a penchant for lying, but this isn't even the first time after the KoT DVD that we've seen or heard about the KoT's castle. Check 3 Times Halloween Funjob or 'Tis True, Pom Pom, 'Tis True (the latter was unreleased until recently but was clearly started long before this email), as well as a few other 'toons. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 06:07, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)<br />
**'''Second.''' &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:56, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)<br />
**'''Second''' I Second Jay --[[user: lappy 486]] Apr 25<br />
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== Fast Forward ==<br />
<br />
Current revision: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=the_bet&diff=0&oldid=153451 Fast Forward - how do we know that's true]?<br />
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Removed:<br />
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* In the email [[geddup noise]], The Show's announcer calls Homestar "[[Kevin]]", referring to the wager he made here with Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
How? cuz someone said so! :) ;)<br />
<br />
In geddup noise/[[geddup_noise#Inside_References |Inside References]], someone wrote:<br />
<br />
* The Show's announcer calls Homestar "Kevin", short for "Kevin DuBrow", the name he would have been known by had he lost Strong Bad's wager in the bet.<br />
<br />
A correction could be:<br />
<br />
* In the email geddup noise, The Show's announcer calls Homestar "Kevin", which is the same name Homestar would have had to change his name to if he had lost the wager he made here with Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
Though it sounds redundant. So if this is the demise of that inside reference. So be it!<br />
<br />
Like i said I put it there cuz someone said so... :0<br />
<br />
--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:09, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Press Your Luck? ==<br />
<br />
New RLR added comparing intro to Press Your Luck. Seems more likely it'd be Wheel Of Fortune, given TBC's ages. Thoughts? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:14, 24 February 2006 (UTC)<br />
:Though I think that Press Your Luck is the kinda thing TBC would reference, I immediately thought of Wheel when I heard that, and I'm sure about 99% percent of everyone else did, too. Wheel is a lot more well known then Press Your Luck, and if TBC are going to make a reference, they usually make it obvious as to what they were referencing. I'ma go change it now, and if anyone objects, please say so here. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:51, 24 February 2006 (UTC)<br />
::It's TTATOT really. And not terribly in need of explanation. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:00, 15 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::No, I defnitely thought of PYL.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 02:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::I definitly thought of PYL, too. The fact that SB yells "email!" at the moment where a PYL contestant would yell "stop!" gives it away. Especially since in WoF, the contestants ''never command the wheel to stop''. - [[User:SailorMarzipan|SailorHippyGirl]]<br />
:::::It's more PYL than Wheel, for sure. [[User:Mathgrant|Mathgrant]] 03:17, 14 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Kevin DuBrow ==<br />
<br />
Do we want to update the page to reflect the news today? DuBrow was found dead at age 52. RIP Kev, 10/29/55 - 11/25?/07.<br />
<br />
:Once more, this has no relevance to the fact at hand and should be covered on the linked Wikipedia page. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:22, 27 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/personal_favoritespersonal favorites2007-11-27T18:13:10Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 521716;</p>
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<div>{{sbenav|69}}<br />
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[[Image:gn robot.png|thumb|"Now spell 'Carp for brains.'"]]<br />
<br />
HockeymanJ05 writes in to ask which one of the emails is Strong Bad's favorite, and Strong Bad takes a trip down (a dubious) memory lane.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Grape-Nuts Robot]], {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Gavin}} (Easter egg)<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (seen through a hole in the wall), [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Stone Bridge]]<br />
<br />
{{Comp|Compy 386}}, [[Tandy 400]] <br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, April 14, 2003<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 2:21<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!<br />
<br />
{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
'''STRONG BAD:'''<br />
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EMAIL!!! ''{This echoes and heavy metal music plays while Strong Bad rocks out.}'' Whoa, that ruled. What function key do I gotta press to get that to happen again?<br />
<br />
''{Tries to type the key again, eventually hitting Enter and loading the email:}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email">Hey Strong Bad,<br /><br />
<br /><br />
You have done so many of these<br /><br />
e-mails which one would you say is<br /><br />
the best, or your personal favorite.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Thanks,<br /><br />
HockeymanJ05</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad shouts "Hey Strong Bad," and pronounces HockeymanJ05 as "Hockeyjockeymannooh... whatever".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Hockeyfriend, my emails are like my childrens. I love them all! But if I had to play favorites... Let's see...<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the scene of [[invisibility]] where Strong Bad punches Homestar.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's that one where they asked what I'd do if I was invis-able, and I got to punch Homestar in the gut.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hey guys. Ooh!<br />
<br />
''{Homestar Runner is punched in the gut by an unseen force.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Owww! Those things are bad for you.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Ooh, and that one where my computer exploded.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the scene of [[gimmicks]] with Strong Bad sitting at Tandy 400. It explodes and he is sent flying across the room and through the wall.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then there's that one where Bubs built the Strong Bad Robot out of a box of Grape-Nuts and a Speak & Spell.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Bubs and Strong Bad standing in a field with the Grape-Nuts Robot.}''<br />
<br />
'''GRAPE-NUTS ROBOT:''' Now spell "Come back Ali. Come back Ali's sister."<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! That sounds just like me! ''{Strong Bad does a number of double-takes.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And that time where that girl wrote in and I drank a glass of soy sauce and thought I could fly Bubs' Concession Stand.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting on top of Bubs' Concession Stand. He's wearing aviation goggles and is holding a makeshift steering wheel. Empty soy sauce bottles are strewn about. Bubs is watching placidly}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoohooo! Clear the launchway, man. We're takin' this baby ''TO THE MOOOOOOON''!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad falls over backward behind the sign and the "D" falls off, onto Bubs's counter. Bubs puts up a sign that says "'D' for SALE".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, and who could forget... TAPE-LEG TWO!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting at the Tandy 400. There's an e-mail on the screen which says:''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear strong bad again,<br /><br />
my brothers continue to tell me that your<br /><br />
legs are made of tape, are you sure it's not true?<br /><br />
-Nicolas<br /><br />
<br /><br />
a> They still say my legs are made of tape?! WHAT?? I say again, do I look like some kinda tape-leg? I swear on Strong Sad's grave, man, I was never, nor will I ever be, a tape-leg.</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{He sticks his foot in the air and it's covered with tape.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh and how 'bout that one where I left such a good prank call on Marzipan's answering machine that it exploded?<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Marzipan's Answering Machine}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''': ''{from answering machine}'' PRANK CALL!!<br />
<br />
''{Marzipan's Answering Machine squeals and explodes, leaving behind only half of a tape labeled "Lilith Fair '99".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''': ''{voiceover}'' And then there's that really old one that asked what my favorite phrase was.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to [[Marshmallow's Last Stand|Marshmallow's-Last-Stand]]-style Strong Bad at the Tandy 400. An e-mail on the screen reads:}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email" style="background-image:none;width:150px;text-align:center">Favorite<br/>phrase?<br/>-trixie</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in an old-style voice}'' I like-a to say, "Holy crap!"<br />
<br />
''{Marshmallow's Last Stand-style Homestar appears.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in an old-style voice}'' Oh no, it's a Strong Baaaaad!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And the one where Pom Pom and Coach Z got in that knife fight on the stone bridge.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to stone bridge over a river. Coach Z and Pom Pom are facing each other with knives. Coach Z keeps dodging back and forth and Pom Pom deftly twirls his knife.}''<br />
<br />
'''COACH Z:''' ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hoo-ah! Woo-ghi! I'm a blade-man, man!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then the one where The Cheat drank a glass of soy sauce and tried to eat Bubs' Concession Stand.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Empty soy sauce bottles are strewn about and The Cheat is gnawing away at the back corner.}''<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises and growls}''<br />
<br />
''{Pan to Strong Bad, atop Bubs' Concession Stand again with his aviation goggles and steering wheel.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hold on tight, The Cheat — we're blastin' offa ''TO THE MOOOOOOOON''!<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the computer}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's it, Soccerdude. That's pretty much the cream of the crop. There might be a few other good ones but uh, if you ask me it doesn't get any better than that Grape Nuts robot. ''{not typing}'' Okay, so... OHHHHHH THAT'S THE END!!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad's last line echoes, and he begins imitating a guitar, but the rockin' music doesn't come back.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, which button was it...?<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad hits various keys on the keyboard in an attempt to play the music again. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
== Easter Eggs ==<br />
*At the end you can click on the word "other" to see two bonus emails:<br />
**Email One:<br />
''{Strong Bad is sitting at the Tandy 400. There is an email on the screen.}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Are you are real wrestle-man? I'm hope that u.r.<br /><br />
-Pred</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' How about that time when Gavin wouldn't leave me alone?<br />
<br />
''{Gavin crawls across the screen.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{swatting at Gavin}'' Get outta here, man, I'm checking my email!<br />
:*Email Two:<br />
''{Strong Bad is sitting at the Compy. There is an email on the screen.}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email">Sup Strong Bad,<br /><br />
Do that thing you do that one time. I<br /><br />
wasn't watching and I missed it.<br /><br />
Forever young,<br /><br />
Zebbadee</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There was that one where the G and U keys were the only ones that weren't broken.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' guUU gu guu uuUUUuu gugug ug ug UG gu gu Gu gu<br />
<br />
*You can also click on the words "Grape Nuts robot." Each time you click, you get a different Grape-Nuts Robot quote:<br />
**"Now spell 'Carp for brains.'"<br />
**"Things were just about to start getting crazy-go-nuts."<br />
**"Now spell '[[Double Deuce|Douuuuuuuuble Deuce]].'"<br />
*Also at the end you can hit the "q" key to hear Strong Bad's email intro tune again.<br />
**This can be done in the flash file by right-clicking and selecting "Play."<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*Only the first two emails ([[invisibility]] and [[gimmicks]]) are real. The email "tape-leg 2" isn't real, although it refers to [[tape-leg]].<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*The side of the box of [[Wikipedia:Grape-Nuts|Grape-Nuts]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] box reads:<br />
<br />
<blockquote style="border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:blue;width:200px"><center>This is a very healthy<br /><br />
choice for your breakfast<br /><br />
needs. Try it once or<br /><br />
more, for best results.<br />
<br /><br /><br />
<font color=black>Ingredients: cereal, milk,<br /><br />
cold cereal, 2% milk,<br /><br />
more ceral<!--[sic]-->, more milk,<br /><br />
grape nuts, nuggets,<br /><br />
nuggets, nuggets,<br /><br />
assorted premium<br /><br />
ingrediants<!--[sic]-->,</font></center><br />
</blockquote><br />
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*Coach Z’s original line during the knife fight with Pom Pom was "I'm a white guy with a knife!" This was changed within a week after the email came out.<br />
*The Strong Bad and Homestar featured in Trixie's Favorite Phrase email are straight out of [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*The [http://www.albalagh.net/halal/col3.shtml alcohol content] in [[Wikipedia:Soy sauce|soy sauce]] is generally less than 0.05% by volume.<br />
*It is debatable whether all of the emails featured are really part of the H*R continuity or not, especially considering the Grape-Nuts Robot's comeback in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]].<br />
*The two real emails both pertain to the fall of the Tandy 400 and the introduction of the Compy 386. It's possible that they are two of Strong Bad's favorites due to how much Strong Bad disliked the Tandy 400 in comparison to the Compy 386, as evidenced by his indifference while knocking the Tandy off the desk in [[invisibility]] and his interminable crying at the end of [[virus]].<br />
*The Tape-leg 2 email was "sent" by the same person that wrote the original tape-leg email.<br />
*Although Strong Bad says he "drank ''a'' glass of soy sauce", there are numerous empty bottles of soy sauce on the ground.<br />
*After he first read it over, Strong Bad claims that the email [[your friends]] was the best email he's ever received. However, it doesn't appear anywhere in this email.<br />
*Strong Bad's Shift/Caps Lock and space bar keys were obviously also working in the email in the egg, not just G and U (not to mention that he had to find a way to load the email in the first place).<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*When Homestar appears during the "Favorite phrase?" flashback, his legs are (probably intentionally, in keeping with the deliberately low-quality drawing and animation) not visible under the table.<br />
*When Strong Bad shoos Gavin away from the screen, his arm doesn't show up in the reflection on the screen.<br />
*At the end when Strong Bad is head-banging, you can see his chin protrude from the bottom of the Compy.<br />
*Strong Bad omits the hyphen in "Grape-Nuts".<br />
*When Strong Bad drinks the bottle of soy sauce and tries to fly Bubs' Concession Stand, he falls backwards, causing the "D" from Bubs' sign to fall off. In the next scene featuring the sign (as well as Strong Bad flying the Consession Stand), the sign is not missing the "D".<br />
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===Glitches===<br />
*When you see the Grape-Nuts Robot Easter egg, press Tab and hit Enter. The other Easter eggs of either the broken g and u keys, or the Gavin emails will play. Pressing enter again without moving the mouse or anything will restart the same Easter egg. (This may not always work, it usually works best if you use Tab to highlight the Grape-Nuts Robot on the Compy in the first place.)<br />
*The clickable area for the 'back' button at the end of the email extends much farther to the left than usual.<br />
*Changing the Tandy's contrast in the Gavin Easter egg will not affect the very edge of the Tandy's screen.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*"Now spell 'Come back Ali. Come back Ali's sister'," is a reference to [[sisters]].<br />
*"Now spell 'Douuuble Deuce'," is a reference to [[the bird]] as well as [[20X6 vs. 1936]] and other [[Stinkoman]] appearances.<br />
*Strong Bad pronounces the word "invisible" as "invisable," a reference to [[invisibility]]. <br />
*"Things were just about to start getting [[Crazy Go Nuts|crazy-go-nuts]]" is a reference to [[The Luau]], as is "Carp for brains," which is a slightly mispronounced version of the line from that toon: "Crap for brains."<br />
*Strong Bad swearing on Strong Sad's grave in the unaired email "tape-leg 2" is a reference to [[Death#Strong Sad|Strong Sad's imagined death]]. <br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Speak & Spell (game)|Speak & Spell]] was an educational toy sold in the late 1970s.<br />
*Marzipan's answering machine tape says "lilith fair '99." [[Wikipedia:Lilith Fair|Lilith Fair]] was a music festival celebrating feminist musicians, and women in general.<br />
*The soy sauce bottles have writing on them in yellow letters, with "KIKKO" being visible. This is most definitely a bottle of [[Wikipedia:Kikkoman Corporation|Kikkoman]] Soy Sauce.<br />
*One of the Easter egg emails was from "Zebbadee," a character from a French/English children's TV program called [[Wikipedia:The Magic Roundabout|"The Magic Roundabout"]].<br />
*"Forever Young" in Zebbadee's Easter egg email is a reference to the 1973 [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] song that became a hit for [[Wikipedia:Rod Stewart|Rod Stewart]] in 1988. Strong Bad also ends "[[dreamail]]" with "forever young."<br />
*Strong Bad's attempting to fly Bubs' Concession Stand after drinking soy sauce may refer to a rock-and-roll [[Wikipedia:urban legend|anecdote]] that claims [[Wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] tried to drive his house after consuming hallucinogens.<br />
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===Fast-Forward===<br />
*In [[labor day]] Strong Bad claims his favorite email is [[the basics]].<br />
*In [[Date Nite]], we discover that [[the Stone Bridge]] is a real place.<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The method for accessing the two bonus emails has been split. Click on the Strong Bad icon on the top left for the Gavin email, and bottom-left for the broken keyboard email.<br />
*All three Grape-Nuts robot quotes have been incorporated into the same clip.<br />
*The guitar riff Easter egg is still there, accessible by clicking a Strong Bad Icon on the right side of the screen.<br />
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
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=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Oh, look at this. Listen to these chops!<br />
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, Mike did this. Lixx! Those are—<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Hot lixx!<br />
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'''MATT:''' L-I-X-X.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' I used to have this poster in my room of this red guitar and it said "HOT LIXX" and they were, like, smoking the guitar strings?<br />
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think you're right.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' I think I got it for my 14th birthday, maybe?<br />
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'''MATT:''' Did Mom buy you a "HOT LIXX" poster? Or did you just go—<br />
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'''MIKE:''' No no no, I think I got it for my birthday, for my 14th birthda— whatever birthday I had in 8th grade, so probably my 14th birthday.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Like, from Mom?<br />
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'''MIKE:''' I think so.<br />
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'''MATT:''' That's amazing.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' That's a loving mother right there.<br />
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'''MATT:''' I know! Hot lixx.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah—<br />
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'''MATT:''' That's great.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' I also got some, um, some leather gloves with the fingers cut off. Like, weight-lifting gloves.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's right.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Oh wait, that was one of my favorite parts of anything on our website, when Homestar Runner says, "Hey guys!" ''{starts cracking up}'' talking to floating boxes of Swiss Cake Rolls.<br />
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''{pause}''<br />
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'''MIKE:''' I really want to make that robot.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should. I bet Slocum could do that, Paul Slocum, the guy that's making the Atari 2600 Homestar Runner game. I bet he could—<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he could—<br />
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'''MATT:''' —figure that out.<br />
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''{Pause}''<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Drank some Kikkoman, that looks like.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. That really looks like that Kikkoman model. <br />
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'''MIKE:''' Regular Sodium. Or ''low'' Sodium.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Hey, Kikkoman, everybody says you're The Guy! Get it?<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Stink— yeah.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Sounds like... the tape here, is really good, the tape floating down... watch this. Ah. Lillith Fair '99. Uh, this is, of course, a homage to when we... sucked—<br />
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''{Mike laughs}''<br />
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'''MATT:''' —at animation, and funny. The—<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Matt, do we not do that anymore?<br />
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'''MATT:''' No.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' We don't?<br />
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'''MATT:''' Uh, the Stone Bridge is uh, there is a Stone Bridge near here.<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We need to go film the Puppet Stuff there.<br />
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'''MATT:''' —some live action stuff. I like that, The Cheat gnawing on something. We should use that again.<br />
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''{Mike laughs}''<br />
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'''MIKE:''' People, uh, would all the time email us, and probably still do, asking about how come they can't find those emails.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. Well, it's because, we start, you know, making stuff—<br />
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''{Mike and Matt talk at the same time, resulting in an unintelligible sound}''<br />
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'''MIKE:''' People that aren't the smartest, you know... don't get the joke.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. Joke it out.<br />
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=== Fun Facts===<br />
*Matt mentions the [[Homestar Runner RPG]], once in development for the [[Wikipedia:Atari 2600|Atari 2600]].<br />
*The line "Hey, Kikkoman, everybody says you're the guy!" is a reference to [[1-Up|1-Up's]] line from [[japanese cartoon]].<br />
*"The Cheat gnawing on something" is, in fact, used again, in [[portrait]].<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail69.html|watch "personal favorites"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail69.swf|view the Flash file for "personal favorites"]]<br />
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{{Strong Bad Email}}<br />
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[[Category:Podstar Runner]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:194.73.101.34User talk:194.73.101.342007-11-27T17:20:15Z<p>Homestar Coder: New page: Hey there anonny! Your test has been reverted. If you'd like to test editing the wiki, check out the sandbox. Also, consider making an account! Welcome to the wiki. ~~~~</p>
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<div>Hey there anonny! Your test has been reverted. If you'd like to test editing the wiki, check out [[HRWiki:Sandbox|the sandbox]]. Also, consider making an account! Welcome to the wiki. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:20, 27 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/HRWiki_talk:STUFFHRWiki talk:STUFF2007-11-27T16:24:33Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Only bottommost vote counts? */</p>
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<div>==Show Page Problem?==<br />
When I attempt to add my name to a vote and click "show page", it brings me up to that toon's stuff page (ie STUFF/mile) rather than the original STUFF page with all the facts on it. Is this a glitch? Its a little troublesome to have to click back and then back again to get back to the STUFF page. -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 14:23, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
: It's normal, because the only edits to the actual STUFF page are adding more subpages. There's a "back to STUFF index" link on every fact. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:58, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::got it. thanks~ --[[User:Tony Stony|<nowiki></nowiki>]][[User:Tony Stony|<font color=green>T<small>ony</small> S<small>tony</small></font><nowiki></nowiki>]] 16:59, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Good Jorb ==<br />
Much, MUCH better, guys. Great job. ''{gives round of applause}'' -- '''''[[User:Joshua|<font color=green>Joshua</font>]]''''' 18:38, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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I agree. Well done It's Dot Com, Tom, Jay, and anyone else who was involved with this. This incarnation of stuff should really cut down on the flaming and the confusion of the old way. One question: what if the vote is a tie when two weeks is up? Do we go into sudden death? (exprobably not) Does decline win automatically? (would make sense to me) Accept?-- {{User:Tony_Stony/sig}} 19:04, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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I also agree, it looks great! I think that if the two weeks are up and it's a tie, then it just stays up longer until the tie is broken. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:11, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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I actually ''used'' it for real the first time today, and it is ''so easy'' to see at a glance how each fact is doyng. I mean ''doing''. I'm really glad we got this done. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:17, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:And now I have gotten to STUFF two new real facts using the new method&mdash;so simple, anyone could use it! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:50, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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It looks great! Much more easier, although it takes a little longer to add a new fun fact, it's still way better! And it's really easy to count the votes! Thank you to all that were involved in re-organising STUFF (Jay did the tedious work of launching STUFF, changing all the fun facts to the new templates and everything). {{User:Rainer/sig}} 05:49, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
: I just did the grunt work. I helped with a little of the formatting stuff, but most of the design (as far as I see it) was IDC's. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:55, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::Yeah, that's what I meant. I also like how you can now add individual STUFF'd fun facts to your watchlist, instead of watching the whole page. I used to never go to STUFF because of how messy it was, but now I visit the page heaps. {{User:Rainer/sig}} 06:05, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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''gasp!'' Oh. My. Gods. I. Love. It. Oh. So. Much! [[User:single deuce|single deuce]] 1:08, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Candidates for speedy verdicts ==<br />
I propose the following guidelines for closing facts before the two-week time period is complete:<br />
* After 4 days, a unanimous vote of at least 8<br />
* After 1 week, a unanimous vote of any number<br />
* After 1 week, a vote in which one side has at least 8 more votes than the other AND the ratio of votes is at least 3 to 1<br />(for example: 9 to 1, 12 to 4, 15 to 5)<br />
&mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:17, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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That's pretty close to the criteria that I use(d) to close STUFFs quickly. I have been known to close a STUFF that's 10-0 (or higher) after just a couple of days though. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 19:31, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:Yeah, I've never had a problem with items being closed that are just taking up space. I wrote these guidelines not too long ago in an attempt to codify our policy. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:39, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::I've taken your advice and closed a couple of items quite early when they met the following criteria: unanimous or overwhelming vote with a double-digit lead. "Overwhelming" to me is a vote ratio of at least 4 to 1, preferably 6 or more to 1. The sooner it's closed after opening, the bigger the lead has to be. Also, if nobody votes on an item for over a day, but other items are heavily traficked, then (again, depending on the vote) it might be time to shut the former down. Judging these is becoming as much an art as a science. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:47, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Verdicts ==<br />
For verdicts, we can either move the items to the talk pages (like we do now), or they could be moved to a different subpage, like '''HRWIKI:STUFF Archive/pagename''', for example. If we use an archive subpage, we should put a reference link on the talk page with the fact in question and the verdict.<div style="text-indent:2em">As items close, they should definitely be ''moved'' somewhere. Otherwise, if down the line someone STUFFs something new from a page, all the old, closed facts will still be there. Once a template subpage is empty (all the facts have closed), the template subpage should be deleted. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)</div><br />
:Okay, I've set up some more templates and closed some facts. I think the verdict notices should move to the respective talk pages after a few days or so; then the STUFF templates can be deleted and the STUFF links can be removed from the articles. I've got to run right now, but tomorrow I'll write up the procedures for closing items. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:51, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::All right, I've written the instructions for '''[[HRWiki:STUFF/Verdict|How to close an item]]'''. The instructions are not for novices, so I don't know whether they should go on the main STUFF page or not. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:49, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Doesn't fix everything ==<br />
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Apparently, as cool as this system is, there's still the plague of "Accepting a fact because I like it, even if it's not (or questionably) factual." I'm especially disappointed in three of my fellow sysops for voting for such a fact, all of whom I thought had more sense than that. And... I just needed to get that off my chest. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:47, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:I'm disappointed that you beat around the bush instead of just saying that the fact is "You said doyng" and that I'm one of the sysops you're disappointed in. And I happen to think that the fact is true true true. Strong Bad lingers on that word far longer than any other word in that email. Disagreeing is fine, and accusing me outright of not having any sense is fine (although I can't speak for others), but there's no need to be all passive-aggressive. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:22, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::Gosh! I thought he was talking about the "[[Talk:do_over#Change_of_Pace_(ACCEPTED)|Change of Pace]]" Family Guy reference! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:28, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:::"Change of pace" was the old system. "Doyng" is on the new system and has three sysops in the "accept" column. (I was the one who originally stuffed and defended it.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:33, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::Strictly speaking, I didn't accuse you of having NO sense. Anyway, I just needed to rant. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:01, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:::That's true, that's true. You wouldn't be the first though. :p {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 02:48, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
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==Neutral Voting==<br />
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I'd like to see a column for neutral votes. Sometimes I'd like to be able to express my opinion on an item, even if my opinion is just "meh". -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:05, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
:No. Take a stand, one way or the other. A neutral vote is no vote at all, and just takes up space. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:13, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::With the new format, voting doesn't take up nearly much screen space. You're correct when you state that a neutral vote is no vote at all. But it does express an opinion. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:16, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::An opinion of "meh" is not useful. Nobody cares if another user doesn't care, you know? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:19, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::Shrug. Personally, I thought neutral voting was an interesting and useful part of the old STUFF system. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:22, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::::BTW "neutral" doesn't necessarily mean "I don't care". If you don't care, don't vote! To me Neutral meant "I'm interested but I'm not sure" or "I'm thinking about it" or "Convince me". -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:26, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::::That's a reasonable point. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:35, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::::The arguments are there to convince you. A couple of times now, I've made up my mind (and even changed it) based on some good arguments. But I don't think we should have to write ''more'' arguments to sway those on the fence. For one, if the vote is close, there will be plenty of arguments to read, and if it's not close, one vote in the other direction isn't going to make that much of a difference. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:39, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Lawmakers (as an example) don't have to vote only "Yea" or "Nay" on a given subject . They have two other options. They can choose not to vote or they can abstain. You could look at a "neutral" vote as an abstention. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:52, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::::::That's a distinction without a difference. Not voting and officially abstaining have exactly the same effect: '''nothing'''. In our system, one must truly ''decide'' what his or her vote is, and only then does it go on record. I'll say again: you gotta take a stand. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:25, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::The difference is that abstaining is not anonymous. You've gone on the record, albieit blandly. Personally, I like to know who is on the fence (although you didn't always know that with the old system either). Obviously, the new system works fine without neutral voting. I just miss it a little. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 19:50, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::As far as caring who the neutral voters are, I'll just say this: Meh. ;) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:08, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
: Neutral votes in the old format were meant for adding comments without the comment being counted as a vote. But we can do that with this system anyway. Since you can just elect not to vote, there really doesn't seem much point for a "Neutral" vote. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:05, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)<br />
:: I agree, what's the ppoint of a neutral vote? Anyone who hasn't voted is a neutral vote. There's no reason to have it. If you haven't chosen a side, don't vote! If you haven;t chosen a side but want toi state a comment, use the super handy ultra cool comments section. [[User:Ju Ju Master|Ju Ju Master]] 01:26, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)<br />
:if you really feel neutral vote on both sides. or if you fell strongly neutral vote twice for both sides. this is the only option that makes sense. {{User:Csours/sig}} 22:39, 20 February 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Um, this discussion is months old. And don't vote twice. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:58, 20 February 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==How Did I Get Here?==<br />
Is there an easier way to get to the main STUFF page? I have to search it every time I want to come here. If not, can we put a link on the [[Main Page]] or the sidebar under navigation so we can vote on our lovely STUFF? [[User:single deuce|single deuce]] 00:06, 6 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
* [[The Stick]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:09, 6 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
** Not bad, not bad. Clicking two links vs. typing one search. I'll have to decide. Thanks, Jay. [[User:single deuce|single deuce]] 00:51, 6 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
***Plus, [[STUFF]] redirects here. That's only five letters! - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}<br />
****Incidentally, so does [[stuff]]. That doesn't even require ''shift''. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]<br />
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== Fake User Names or Unlogged Regulars? ==<br />
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I haven't been deleting votes from some IPs because they use the User Names of regulars. But now IPs have been voting with user names that don't seem to be real (for instance, [[User:Mix Ma$ta'|Mix Ma$ta']] has made [[Special:Contributions/Mix Ma$ta'|zero edits]].) What to do? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:42, 6 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:I've been noticing this, and been thinking, "uh oh." I think all anonymous-ip votes need to be deleted, even if it is the known ip of a regular user. We should draw the line at "Must be logged in." Period. This would take a lot of work to maintain, though. But it would be worth it if we could stop any exploiting of the system. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:46, 6 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::"You must be logged in when you vote" was one of the original instructions I wrote for the page, but I haven't been enforcing it for known users because I didn't want to come across as too strict. It always peeves me a little, though, when users don't log in. (I usually just ''stay'' logged in, although I know all users don't have their own computer and thus can't do so. But signing in seriously takes about 6 seconds, so there's no good excuse for not.) Concerning Mix Ma$ta', it seems an anonymous IP created a userpage but not an account. That's... unusual. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 6 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::: I'm not so sure that it IS that unusual... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:35, 7 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:: Sorry for being late, but... "Mix Ma$ta" is actually a nickname for "[[HRFWiki:The Mu|The Mu]]," a common fanstuff wiki user. - '''''[[User:Joshua|<font color=green>Joshua</font>]]'''''<br />
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== I have a question ==<br />
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Is there a link to the stuff pages, because it's kinda tiring searching for the stuff'd things.<br />
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:I think what you are asking for is all here: [[HRWiki:STUFF]] -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 14:09, 11 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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No, I mean like let's say the new strong bad email, I wanna link to the page of the strong bad email stuff'd facts.<br />
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== End of witty comments ==<br />
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Thank god for this new system. Finally, I don't have to put up with people who type "DECLINATION TO THE MOOOON!!!!!!" rather than just "Decline." That stuff can be annoying after awhile. {{User:Gafaddict/sig}} 07:02, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== I think I know why some people write stupid Fun Facts. ==<br />
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It's just that they are so exicted to see their addiditons to the Wiki. -Kinsey<br />
:That's very true. (But we've still gotta weed 'em out.) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:10, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
:P.S. I mentioned this earlier, but it might have gotten lost in all the hustle and bustle: A quick tip: You can sign your name on talk pages simply by typing four tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>). That will automatically create a link to your user page and a timestamp.<br />
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== Clean Up ==<br />
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It seems like there are too many completed fun facts on the STUFF page. It needs to be cleaned out. -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 11:51, 23 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:They get cleared about every two weeks or so. I went ahead and did it this morning. I must say, though, that even though there were a lot of closed items on the page, thanks to the new format it was still quite tidy. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:58, 23 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Table of Contents ==<br />
I used the wonder of "show preview" to see what this page would be like with a table of contents. What I found was a useful and non-obtrusive link to all the fun facts. Maybe we should add it to the page? - '''''[[User:Joshua|<font color=green>Joshua</font>]]''''' 03:47, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
: I checked it out too, and I agree. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:58, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::Two reasons not: First, the page is designed to make you, or at least hopefully a new user, read the instructions. Second, it's designed to make users scroll across various items. That way, if anything is new (like a revision) or if they forgot to vote on an item, they'll notice it.<div style="text-indent:1.5em">If you've already voted on older items, that's okay, because the newer items are always at the top, and scrolling past the instructions really isn't that far. Also, whenever you reach a STUFF subpage from an article, it always takes you directly there. Then, when you click "back to STUFF index", it takes you to the top of the items, not the top of the page. Finally, because we are doing a better job clearing out items, there often aren't very many on the page (in fact, a couple of days ago there were only ''two'' open items). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:59, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)</div><br />
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:::Okay, sorry for bringing up an old topic, but if the purpose is for people to read the instructions, why don't we put the TOC ''below'' the instructions? - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}<br />
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::::Well, that wasn't the only purpose listed above. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:19, 20 February 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== My eyes! ==<br />
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Ahh! What;s with the new STUFF colors? They are blinding! Please, reconsider your choice of colors,at leat maked it match with the wiki's colors (which seem to be blue and white, or grey maybe) Thanks for reading, have a nice tray-er.. day. - [[User:Ju Ju Master|Ju Ju Master]] 00:28, 20 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
:Where are you talking about, exactly? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 20 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
::The bright yellow tables, in my opinion they do not go well with the white background.. - [[User:Ju Ju Master|Ju Ju Master]] 22:51, 20 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::I'm afraid I still don't know which ones you mean. If you're talking about the ones that show you where to put arguments and votes, then that's the way it's always been since the overhaul several months ago. If you're talking about the headers, then I must disagree with you. They look way better than they used to; they're actually legible now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:39, 20 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::I'm tlaking about the tables at the top, with the links to how to STUFF a fact, how to votew, and those things. Couldn't they be light blue? Yellow just clashes with the blue and white theme of the wiki. - [[User:Ju Ju Master|Ju Ju Master]] 16:12, 22 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::::I'm agreeing with Ju Ju Master here. They don't look very...wiki-ish. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}<br />
::::::Not "wiki-ish"? Maybe you should look at this [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Introduction|Wikipedia page]], which has exactly the same format. At any rate, the yellow of the tables was chosen specifically to ''contrast'' with the blue of the links and the highlights, and also to draw attention so that people might actually see them. As for that particular yellow, it has been in use here for months, and it's a muted yellow&mdash;hardly what someone could call blinding. If you want to see light blue and gray, just scroll down to the items. ;) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:19, 22 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::::::This was a long time ago, but yeah, I 'gree with dot com. It looks fine like this, and now you can read it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:16, 30 November 2005 (UTC)<br />
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==Edit links for every voting list?==<br />
''{copied from [[Template:STUFF/Fall_Float_Parade]]}'':<br><br />
Would it be too much to alter the template so that revisions also have their own edit button? I think it would be much helpful and less confusing. EVEN BETTER: have each vote section (for and against) have their own edit buttons so that people can be sure to be voting in the right section.) I know this belongs in some talk page somewhere, but I don't know where and I do not feel like looking for it right now. Thanks! &mdash; [[User:Stux|Stux]]<br />
:'''Strongly''' seconded!! When a fact gets three or so revisions, and say you want to vote for the second one, scrolling through all the code and still getting your vote into the right place can be frustrating at best, and potentially bewildering for the inexperienced! &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 22:14, 1 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
::I've always wondered why we don't have an <small>[edit]</small> tab for revisions... Tis frustrating sometimes. Full support here. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]<br />
You must grant, however, that a fact with two or three revisions is quite unusual. And often people need to switch their vote in order to vote for a revision, or they may need to decline more than one revision at once. That said, I will look into adding this feature. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:26, 1 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:P.S. An edit button for each column (accepts and declines) seems excessive. If people can't review their vote after it's been cast, then they'll be no better off than the Floridians who couldn't tell whether they had punched a chad on their ballots or not. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]<br />
::'''Second''' It would be quite simple, really. Just replacing the &lt;big&gt; tags around the code with ''<nowiki>=====</nowiki>'' would do it. Perhaps a note should be left [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template_talk:stuffrevise&action=edit here]? &mdash; {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:28, 1 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::That didn't work. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:41, 1 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:Actually, I'm ''not'' so convinced of the rarity of multiple revisions; seems like the STUFFs for most of the last few major 'toons have included them. I agree, though, that it would be unfortunate to lose the ability to edit multiple revisions at once. Maybe it could be like Fun Facts, where there's one edit link for all of Fun Facts and then individual ones for the sub-headings? &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 22:47, 1 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
::Looking over the archives, even for recent toons, it's not that common, although it has happened a bit more because people have been a little haphazard with the revisions. Making the revision into a subsection was exactly what I tried to do, but it screwed up all the sections, such that when I clicked on edit all I got was a blank screen. I'll research it more when I have some time to concentrate on it. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:54, 1 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::The headers did not work correctly? Strange. I do remember encountering some time ago a page that, when rendered, had the edit buttons point to the wrong section? Perhaps the fact that we're using templates to introduce the indices and in reality cannot edit the template'd code without a <Code>subst</CoDE> may be the reason why you're getting empty pages. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:40, 3 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Stuff Voting Procedure ==<br />
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I've noticed for some time now that the current voting procedure is rather biased when we are dealing with facts that have proposed revisions. What I mean is that when a fun fact in question has a revision posted for voting, the vote is humongously biased against declining both votes.<br />
What do I mean by this? I we see [[Template:STUFF/Fall_Float_Parade|the vote]] for the first fact '' Ouch! Buzz Buzz Buzz'' and its two revisions. Anybody can vote to decline all three revisions. <br />
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That is one voter can affect the decline vote of all three revisions. However, that same voter can only vote positively in one of the three revisions listed. They do have the option to decline the other revisions, but can only accept one. Here is the bias: suppose we have 10 voters voting for the aforementioned revision. Each revision can each have up to 10 decline votes. Thus making it look like 30 people voted. However the accept votes must be (understandably) divided by the 10 people voting. This makes it *really* easy for a fun fact to be completely declined by a minority of voters. Yes voters can change their votes to other revisions, but they must generally be actively notified of such need by other interested voters (in a form of ''voter's activism''). If you add up the number of accept votes, it is clear that the voters want some form of the fact to be accepted. But like i said the bias will likely land the fun fact declined. Don't you just love politics?<br />
I couldn't think of a reasonable voting scheme alternative until now: we could make the declines vote an alternative "revision". That is if we have a fun fact that has a revision, then we'd have: <br />
#the original fact (vote only to accept)<br />
#revision 1 (vote only to accept)<br />
#revision 2 (vote only to accept)<br />
#decline votes (all votes of people who decline all 3 revisions)<br />
Voters would only be allowed to vote on one of these 4 categories. Thus the vote is evenly divided between the 4 options. Actually, even this proposed revision has bias in it. (a 1/4th majority would only be needed to decline the revision). A better tally would be to have the decline votes outnumber the sum of revision votes (i.e. 1/2 of voters have to vote to decline). ''Optional:'' If the revisions win, and the decline votes have a majority (i.e. less than 1/2 voters, but greater than the votes for any of the other 3 revisions), then a revote can be made so that those who declined the fact can vote for whatever revision they deem best. (Or they could do so preemptively, have a "secondary vote" in case the declines lose). ''end optional section.''<br />
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It's a mess, I know. ''Fair'' voting isn't easy to achieve, and is still being [http://www.electionline.org/ hotly debated] by many scholars and politicians alike. Some real-world proposals range from a staggered voting scheme (everyone votes for their #1 candidate choice, their #2 choice, and so on; ties are broken by the #2, #3 choices, etc.), a weighed voting scheme (like the staggered, only that the #1 choice has a certain amount of points, #2 has less points, etc. and the winner would get the sum of points -- much like the way racing videogames determine the winner of a circuit), and the "let it be" scheme (that is, the way the US system works and many other countries). Some of the newer schemes have been implemented in countries in Australia and England if I remember correctly. Every system has its own inherent bias unfortunately. Not many people realize that the vote can be influenced simply by choosing a different voting scheme that "seems" fair. Personally, I don't mind the US voting system at all, recent controversies and all. The recent german vote, to me, seemed stranger than anything. (''Wow, what a tangent!'', anyway back to the topic.) You may say that the current STUFF scheme resembles the US system, but it does not: the US system does not have a "decline" option to where you couldn't have a president or senator or governor take office. You must choose "one of the lesser evils". With STUFF, things are different. The ''decline'' option introduces a whole new set of complexities that must be appropriately dealt with. <br><br />
--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:29, 3 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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Oh and I forgot: on the technical side of things, if the above proposition, or one similar to it is adopted, we may likely need to create new templates so as to not mess our current vote archives since their inherent structures are different. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:31, 3 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:It took me a lot of reading and re-reading, but I think I finally got my brain up to speed with what you're saying. My first response was "Of course someone can vote against all but only for one! What if someone doesn't approve of ''any'' of them? But we can't have multiple versions of the fact on the page, so someone can only ''approve'' one." But then I tried harder to understand your proposal: You're saying that voting for a given revision ''assumes'' a decline for the other revisions, right? I.e. if I vote for #3 I don't have to explicitly vote ''against'' #s 1 & 2. Thus the "vote only to accept" stuff; at the end we'd just award it to the revision with the most votes. You lost me with the part about the 1/4th majority; wouldn't it only take one voter more than the winning revision had to decline it? I.e. if the voting breaks down 1-3-2, then it would only take the remaining 4 voters to decline it.<br />
:But moving on from understanding your concerns to critiquing them: This would involve difficulties of notifying people who've already voted as well. Every vote with revisions starts its life as a simple "up or down vote" (to use a trendy phrase). Presumably some will start voting for it and some against it. Now a revision's introduced. We change both to "vote only to accept"&mdash;and do what with the existing declines? They can't be assumed to be decline-alls. We'd have to notify them and ask them to come back and take a stand on the current revision; either vote for the new one or decline all. This would have to be ''repeated'' with each new revision!<br />
:Mightn't a simpler answer be to keep the current system and somehow automatically notify previous voters when a revision is made? (Or make the reviser manually do it, but I don't like that idea.) But also there's a compelling argument for simply letting ''voter activism'' and ''voter apathy'' take their natural courses. After all, we're not electing the next president; outsiders have more than once marvelled at how deathly serious we take things around here, for fans of '''a cartoon'''. One could argue that if one cares enough about their vote they can jolly well check up on it, or conversely if someone can't be bothered to log in more than once a month and their vote gets wasted, tough cookies to them. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:58, 4 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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Excuse my ignorance, but why vote at all? Just add it the same way everything else is. If a single item is disputed then "vote" or discuss it if necessary. [[User:BrokenSegue|BrokenSegue]] 04:16, 4 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:Good question, Broken Segue. The reason, as far as I can tell, is that we have disputes about our Fun Facts ''all the time''. I don't know what it's like at Wikipedia, but people debate whether or not x is a reference to y on a regular basis. Originially, STUFF was largely just a vote/discussion (look at the votes archived on talk pages before this summer for examples). It was changed because we had trouble with things like ''ad hominem'' attacks on people during the voting and because the votes and arguments were getting confusing (for the most famous example of this, see [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Talk:do_over#Change_of_Pace_.28ACCEPTED.29 this infamous debate]. The newer procedure is cleaner and, IMHO, easier to use. I suppose if we didn't have disputes about Fun Facts so often, it wouldn't be necessary, but as the situation here is now, I find it useful. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 04:31, 4 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
::wow, you are right. Sounds like some people need to take some chill pills. That's the problem when not all facts need to be verified from a source...it's all just speculation. Still, you could approve the general idea of a fact and iron out the wording later. It seems silly to have 3 alternate versions with different wordings. The issue is, is the fact true. [[User:BrokenSegue|BrokenSegue]] 04:49, 4 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::First off, thank you all for your thorough and well thought out responses. I know it presented a lot to digest. To clarify things: I realize now that I made a mistake when I stated thr 1/4th majority for the decline votes. I mistakenly assumed that the other three votes were evenly distributed, then a 1/4th majority in the declines would work, but that may not always be the case of course. Abdi's example makes more sense: all you need is one more vote than the leader to decline: so if the accept revision vote is 1-3-2 and the decline vote is 4, then all three revisions get declined even though there are 6 voters in favor of some sort of revision. <br />
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:::You can see that this is exactly the same thing that is currently going on: take the same 10 voters, those who voted accept voted 1-3-2 as in the example before, and suppose they abstained from declining the others. Now suppose just 4 ''different'' voters voted decline on each of the three revisions. All three revisions will easily get declined. The votes would be worse if those who voted accept for some revisions vote decline for the others. See what I mean? Not even ''voter apathy'' is required to turn down revisions, those who want to see revisions passed must actually fight an ''uphill battle'' to do so (they'd have to convince all the other voters to "switch to their side" and "gang up" against the naysayers).<br />
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:::You are right though Abdi, it is a hassle in ''any'' case to have to have people come back and vote again on the same thing twice (unless a new revision was proposed between the time they voted and "now"). However, their vote should not be ''weakened'' simply because a new revision was proposed. The original Wikipedia voting system (from which I assume this was derived) does not quite have the problem since i've only seen it being used for keep/delete votes for pages. They have no need to make revisions and so they don't run into this problem.<br />
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:::BrokenSegue's idea is a very good one (I was thinking about something like it but couldn't come up with something decent): have two different types of votes within the same topic. One would be wether you want to accept the fun fact ''or some sort of revision for it,'' or just decline it altogether. The second vote would be for what revision you would vote for, including the original version (you could abstain from voting for any revision). The revision with the most votes would win, ''only if'' the accept votes defeated the decline votes. And it would be all done in one fell swoop. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:58, 4 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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Okay, I didn't read this whole discussion (because it was too darn long), so tell me if I didn't get the gist right. It has been evident to me for a while that we need to be able to accept the ''idea'' of an item separate from the actual wording. When the system was set up, it was pretty much unheard of to propose a ''revision'' to an item that was already on its way to being accepted. Revisions were a last resort when the original item was going down in flames. Lately, however, revisions have been a little more willy-nilly, to use a techinical term. What would be the fairest way to implement a change? A third column, perhaps? (Forgive me if this is already mentioned above, but I'm really in a hurry and am not going to read it before I post this reply.) "Accept if revision fails", or something like that? Or should we allow users to accept more than one revision? Somebody work up some mock-ups. I will when I get a chance later tonight or tomorrow. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:45, 4 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::::'''(Edit conflict)''' That [Stux's new proposal] has promise. I still can't quite imagine it in action, largely because it assumes that fairly often people will be strongly for or strongly against, but not care that much about the differences between revisions. On the contrary, taking the current STUFF as an example: the one about Marzi & bees and the one about Marshie both have three revisions, and I'm definitely in favor of ''one'' specific revision of each and very much against the others. I'm still not convinced that the inequity you're perceiving is really that inequitable: Without revisions, each vote is simply up or down. If we consider each revision individually, it still stands or falls based simply on votes for or against. If the accept votes have less agency, it's because they're disunified; they may ''or may not'' prefer a different revision to no fact at all. And again, if they ''are'' willing to switch their vote in order to see a revision win, the ball is in their court to do so.<br />
:::::Now wait, a minute; for what I'm saying to be true (and I do think this is a possible solution), there would have to be a clearer statement of when a STUFF vote expires. I would probably hold out on my favored revision until the last minute, then switch to a secondary choice as the deadline got close. Without knowing ''when'' the last minute is, though, I'd probably sit tight. For it to really be equitable, we should have an automated system that notified people when facts they had a vote in were drawing to a close, since it's pretty naive to expect anyone to keep track of all of them (when you're putting STUFF deadlines in your DayPlanner, you know you're ''too'' involved with the Wiki!).<br />
:::::But on another note, I'm not so concerned about it being hard to get a fact accepted. As BrokenSegue pointed out, pretty much every STUFF vote deals with issues that can't be proven evidentially (if, for instance, TBC say something about it in a commentary, then it would be silly to STUFF it). This ''is'' a knowledge base, and the goal should be to keep it as accurate as possible. While I think all these "maybes" and "possiblies" ''should'' be documented, since it's edifying to know about them, even if they're not proven, that already happens through the STUFF process itself and Talk page entries (like [[Talk:Arcade Game#fonzie?|this one]]). (Arguing against myself, though, if a majority of users like a fact and it still gets voted down, and can't subsequently be added since it's "been through STUFF," is that really the Wiki Way? I'm not sure I understand the Wiki Way. Which is more important, accuracy or equity?) &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 22:49, 4 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::::<span id="DC"></span>You guys are making this too complicated. There have been 202 items that have gone through the process since we adopted the new format, and every last one of them has been closed according to a consensus of voters. (Some votes, naturally, are closer calls than others.) The standard voting period is two weeks. This is usually twice as long as is necessary to determine the will of the community (sometimes it's ''fourteen times'' too long). After a week or so, I feel comfortable closing an item if it is currently enjoying a 3 to 1 ratio (either for or against) and has a minimum number of total votes. If something has been open only a few days, I use a standard of 4 or 5 to 1, depending. Items are usually closed immediately when the ratio reaches 20 to 1. At that point, if someone were going to propose a revision, they would have by that point. When deciding when to render verdicts, I also use common sense, such as the relative speculation in the item and whether heavy contributors have voted for or against it. I am quite confident in how things are going and believe that the process works. If there is ever a gray area (which is most rare), I leave a note on a talk page. If anyone believes the wrong verdict has been rendered, he or she can bring it up for appeal. Let me clarify that last statement. An appeal cannot be brought simply because one disagrees with the verdict; it must be shown that there was something wrong with the ''process''. Possible reasons would include new evidence not available at the time of the vote, a belief that the majority of voters misunderstood the question, voter fraud (unlikely but technically possible), or if the vote were closed too early (although, as I explained before, votes that are even remotely close are not closed before two weeks (and some are even held over a couple of days, just in case there are any stragglers (which there never have been (I believe due to the attention spans these days (okay, there are too many open parentheses here, so this will be the last nested one))))). There is only ''one'' item, by the way, that I myself would appeal, and it's from the old format days (and it's not even "the infamous one"). I just haven't gotten around to it. In the case of revisions, I am again confident that the best revision has made it into the articles. Also, note that there's nothing stopping people from discussing the wording of an accepted item and tweaking it later, so long as the ''essence'' of the item doesn't change (this has happened, incidentally). Goodness! I've written a novel here! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:36, 5 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Hey, everybody's doin' it! And yeah, I lean back to my earlier statements that, while I see the math of your original concern, Stux, I'm not sure it's actually an operational inequity. If "accept" voters ''really, really'' wanted to overcome the free-ranging power of the decliners, they have simply to contact each other and move their votes to a popular candidate. If they can't conscience the popular version, or if they don't care enough about their vote to check on it within two weeks, then it's perfectly right for it to be declined. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:48, 6 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Just one more question, Dot com: we ''have'' stopped using butterfly ballots, right? ;-) Seriously, though, I wanted to thank you for writing that novel; it answered some questions I've had for a long time but never gotten around to asking. I also wanted to weigh in and say that I, too, feel that the current system is a good one and probably doesn't need much tweaking. (Although I ''still'' can't decide how to vote on the "sensitive to bees" fact...) [[User:Heimstern Läufer|<span style="color:#008000">Heimstern Läufer</span>]] [[Image:heimstern101.gif|22px]] 02:45, 5 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::::::::I know you were just joking, but the old version was ''very'' much like the type of confusion butterfly ballots (supposedly) caused, and the current system of clear-cut accepts/declines was devised to make things simple. Admittedly, revisions do make things sticky on occasion, which is why we have people watching out for the system. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:55, 5 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:::::::::Oh, I'm definitely aware of the old system: If you look a little higher on this discussion, you'll see that I referred Broken Segue to the most infamously convoluted STUFF vote on the old system. I may not have been around at the time, but I have read a ''lot'' of old talk pages. And whenever I did, it was so freakin' confusing to read those cussed STUFF votes! Thus, I know that there was some truth behind the butterfly ballot joke. And I definitely prefer the new system. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|<span style="color:#008000">Heimstern Läufer</span>]] [[Image:heimstern101.gif|22px]] 03:10, 5 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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==Another idea==<br />
I don't mean to make the situation more complicated by adding more thoughts, but I think this idea is worth considering. I think this way is more wiki-ish and less bureaucratic. Why not let people create these votes only in opposition to already existing facts. It would work like this.: Person A adds Fact X to the article. Person B likes it, but rewords it slightly. Person C hates X and starts a vote to get it removed. The vote is, "should we keep this fact? yes or no?" During the vote people may reword it as they please or propose secondary version but there is just one vote for the fact. If X is voted down then it is removed never to be added again otherwise it stays. Terrible facts could be "speedily" removed without a vote. [[User:BrokenSegue|BrokenSegue]] 00:35, 5 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:Except for the "one vote for the fact" (if I'm interpreting that correctly), this is ''exactly'' how the process already works. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:12, 5 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Source Code ==<br />
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I just tried to add a new section, but the source code provided a rather sloppy syntax. I think it needs to be cleared up. It's possible to use other templates and edit them to avoid this problem. However, the course should still be fixed in case there ever aren't any. --[[User:AnarchyBalsac|AnarchyBalsac]]<br />
:I think perhaps you need to look more closely at the [[HRWiki:STUFF/Newpage|instructions]]. If that doesn't work, I need more information: What were you trying to do? What were the steps you took to do it? How did what happened differ from what you expected? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:40, 27 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Please improve code previews to work with link code ==<br />
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I briefly skimmed over the discussions above, so it's possible this was already mentioned, but I'd like to formally request that when you use <nowiki>{{stuffnew}} and {{stuffrevisecode}}</nowiki> and then press "Show Preview", the text inside the code is enclosed in &lt;nowiki&gt; tags. So, for instance, if I type:<br />
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<pre><nowiki>{{stuffrevisecode|The [[Wikipedia:Blue Angels|Blue Angels]] flew right past us}}</nowiki></pre><br />
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...the code shown would look like:<br />
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{| style="background:#fed; border:none;"<br />
| <nowiki>{{stuffrevise|The [[Wikipedia:Blue Angels|Blue Angels]] flew right past us}}</nowiki><br />
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...and not:<br />
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{| style="background:#fed; border:none;"<br />
| <nowiki>{{stuffrevise|The</nowiki> [[Wikipedia:Blue Angels|Blue Angels]] flew right past us<nowiki>}}</nowiki><br />
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This would make the STUFF process much easier, IMO. (Note, my use of &lt;nowiki&gt; in the source code for this comment is for display purposes only. I don't know how the STUFF code itself actually works.)<br />
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{{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 06:06, 31 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:I have already tried to do that. As far as I can tell, there isn't a way to automatically do it. But see the last tip on [[HRWiki:STUFF/Help]]. (Does nobody read those pages?) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:12, 31 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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::Ah, sorry - had not read the page. Thanks. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 06:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
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== Resource Prominence ==<br />
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I was wondering if the "Resources" tab in the [[Template:stuffinstructions|protected template]] could be renamed "Important Resources" or even "Step by step guide" to bring a little more attention to the importance of the tab. The [[HRWiki:STUFF/About|about page]] could be linked again from that section too. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:20, 1 January 2006 (UTC)<br />
:I have changed it to "Technical instructions". There are already ''two'' links to the About page in "What is this page and when should we use it?", which itself is set in <big>'''big, bold type.'''</big> I don't see how another link would do any good. The fact is that certain people will ''never'' read instructions, even if you set them in 100pixel-high type and make them red and blinking. Every one of those links has been there since day one of the new format, highlighted in gold (the easiest color for the eye to see), and yet I ''still'' see people who copy and paste old items to try and make new ones, or who go through process backwards (they begin by editing the STUFF index and finish up by editing the article, instead of the other way around). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:42, 2 January 2006 (UTC)<br />
::I did, however, put a link to the About page on both the Help and Quickref pages. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]<br />
:::Yeah I was kinda hoping for 150pt font size in '''bold''' with those red blinking letters you mentioned and not only that, a feature that would not let them do anything with STUFF unless they actually read the instructions and provided proof of such reading by submitting and page long essay. That or $5. Yeah... even then they'll ignore it. Oh and great idea about adding links to the About page! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:16, 2 January 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== When does it end? ==<br />
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Is it arbitrary? Are there rules? How does a STUFF end? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:11, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:Normally they close two weeks after being opened, but if the voting is one-sided it may end early, see [[#Candidates for speedy verdicts]] above. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:14, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Well, those guidelines were proposed early and are more formal than our actual practice. A better section to read would be [[#DC|this one]] above. Suffice it to say, however, that nothing is ever closed early if the majority isn't overwhelming (unless the item can be shown to be patently false, of course). Out of curiositiy, why do you ask? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:29, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::Out of curiositiy. :) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:04, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Altering the STUFF'd fact ==<br />
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Earlier I reverted an anony's change to a STUFF. Someone (I'm sure in good faith) reverted me and I can see where the confusion is.<br />
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In the STUFF instructions here, we're told that we must be logged in to vote or edit arguments or offer revised STUFFs. But it never explicitly says we can't alter the STUFFed fact! I mean, it stands to reason you cannot alter the proposal, but shouldn't that be explicit in the instructions? I'd vote to '''add''' that prohibition to "notes about voting". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:59, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:Well, under certain circumstances, you ''can'' alter the STUFF'd fact (although you must be logged in to do so). I know I've written about this somewhere else, but now I can't find it. Oh yeah, [[HRWiki:Glossary#R|HRWiki:Glossary]]. You can ''reword'' an item (especially in the early part of its existence) without having to completely ''revise'' it. Also, in many cases it's best to leave a note when making a change like that. As for the edit in question, that was a substantial change to the meaning of the item, and if it were to move forward it would have to be proposed as a full revision. I see no reason to proceed with it, however, because it's just adding more speculation to something that's probably going to be declined anyway. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Ok, so basically 1) No interaction with STUFF when not logged in, aside from posting arguments (but not revising), 2) No alterations to proposed item unless it improves, or at least doesn't change, the meaning. Do I get it? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::(1) No anonymous interaction at all, including posting arguments (although if all an anonny does is add an argument or comment, I'm loathe to remove it for fear of appearing to be limiting speech). (2) Right, if the item just needs a little tweaking, then it's okay to fix it. Or, for example, if part of the item is patently false and yet the accepts are somehow leading, it can be changed to make it true, so long as a clear note is left for everyone to see. If it really got crazy then I suppose we'd have to start the item over completely, but so far we've been able to prevent that. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:45, 1 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== POV STUFF? ==<br />
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From comments for [[Template:STUFF/candy product]]:<br />
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:Should the title of this section be made more NPOV?<br />
::No. <br />
:::Yes. {{User:Qermaq/sig}}<br />
::::No. Let me explain. The STUFF page is, by definition, all about opinions, and, thus, POV. We've had clearly POV STUFF titles before and no one complained then.<br />
:::::Yes, as the wording of a STUFF item can certainly color one's perception of the fact. A more balanced title might lead the reader less, and should ideally always be strived for. {{User:Qermaq/sig}}<br />
:::::Leaving the heading is like a voting booth saying "Vote for Senator Bob Statesman" in big letters. This is a place for voting, and nobody has the right to try to influence a vote. Yes, this page is all about opinions, but they belong under the clearly defined headings "arguments for" and "arguments against."<br />
::::::This isn't the place to discuss this. Go to [[HRWiki Talk:STUFF|this page]] if it bothers you so much. As I've said, we've had STUFF facts with clearly POV titles before, and no one complained then.<br />
:::::::no one even complained with "worst reference ever" {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:29, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::That's because the "worst ever" part was a reference to something else.<br />
:::::::: And, heck, there was a fact called "[[HRWiki:STUFF/Archive/secret identity#Similarity? I think so!|Similarity? I think so!]]" that got a unanimous decline! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:30, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::Point is that even if POV was overlooked in the past it's still not a fair way to present STUFF. We used to keep slaves, too. Do we stick to that precedent? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:32, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::: Um, let's keep the scope of this discussion relevant. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:35, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::As long as no one complains, then it's not a problem to have POV titles. But if someone complains, then for crying out loud by all means find a compromise and make the title NPOV. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:26, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
Well, while the 'slavery' comment isn't on the same level as voting on a cartoon fact, it remains that the policy should be to present STUFF in a manner that is fair and balanced, even if it hasn't always been done that way. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:37, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:What does NPOV mean?<br />
::No Point Of View. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:45, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::Neutral, actually. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:46, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::Seems like either would work. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]<br />
:STUFF titles get changed quite a bit. Well, not often, but certainly not never. (Usually the case is that the title isn't clever enough and some thinks of a cleverer one.) If there's a title you don't like because it's POV, then change it. But for truly horrible facts that just get STUFF'd to make an anonny see reason, the the STUFFer's first title is probably fine. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:48, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::I would agree with that. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:52, 21 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::Don't get me wrong, I don't care all that much, but I'd like to raise a counter argument: what one person sees as unreasonable may not be what another sees as unreasonable. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 22:25, 22 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::Well, some things are clearly biased. If it is in the gray area where one person sees bias and another does not, it should be changed so no one sees bias. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:28, 22 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::Agreed. Sorry if I misunderstood you. -[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 22:35, 22 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Suggestion ==<br />
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After you vote on STUFF< you're on the toon's STUFF page, not back at the full STUFF page. So let's say I vote on a STUFF from one toon, and I want to vote on another. I have to navigate BACK to the full STUFF here and then I can vote. Is there a way to have a link to return us to the full STUFF? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:53, 27 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:That's exactly what the "Back to STUFF index" links at the bottom of every disputed fact are for. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 02:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Well, see what you learn around heee! (In my defense, that's ant-poop small in Opera.) Thanks. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:03, 27 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::Heh, I didn't exactly put that two and two together either, and it's bothered me many a time. So at least you're not along Qermaq. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:05, 27 March 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Statistics ==<br />
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As of this date, just over 300 STUFF items have been processed under the current system. The decline-to-accept ratio is almost exactly 2 to 1. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:12, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== STUFF Titles ==<br />
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I think this needs to move to Talk.<br />
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1) Not every STUFF title has to have STUFF in it, and constantly using STUFF in titles might signal a lack of creativity or some other something wrong with you.<br />
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2) That said, there's no real excuse to change a perfectly good STUFF title based solely on it including the word STUFF that I can think of.<br />
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Can we discuss this rather than edit-war about it every freakin' time? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:26, 6 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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: I think changing a title that has STUFF in it is perfectly legit if you can come up with ''anything'' else. It's not required&mdash;or even desirable&mdash;that you title these items, "STUFFfully yours," or, "With a bunch of STUFF," or, "STUFF in the times," or, "STUFF is so great," "Everything is STUFF," "My middle name is STUFFerson." Come on, guys. Come up with something clever. We'll still vote on them. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 6 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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::"Something brief, yet catchy" is the sum total of the rules of titling STUFF items. Unless you're arguing that using STUFF in the title is either non-brief or non-catchy, I'd argue your contention that they should be changed is meritless, Dot Com. That said, I'm not saying they should be immutable from the outset either. Still, if we as a community discuss and agree on a different set of rules than "brief, yet catchy", that should be incorporated into the STUFF guidelines. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:38, 6 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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:::What the heck? Why would you use such a charged word as "meritless"? I ''wrote'' the sentence above; I know what it says. If you want, I can put in something about not using the word "STUFF" in the title. I don't see any reason to do that, though, because it shouldn't be a rule per se. I am, however, going to change each one I come across, because I think using that word in the title is a lazy habit that we've gotten into. I was trying to draw a parallel to the overuse of the word "[[Crapfully Yours|crap]]" by senders of Strong Bad Emails. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 6 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::('''written before It's dot com's above''') How 'bout "Using 'STUFF' is ok; changing an item's title once is okay; changing it more than that (i.e. edit war) isn't." (And no, I'm not actually proposing that as an official rule, I just mean...) Creativity is a good thing. But hey, the point of these items is what's ''in'' them, not what they're called. Let's save our controversy-energy for that. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:50, 6 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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:::::We don't need official guidelines about this. We just need to get out of the bad habit. People have seen the word in so many recent titles that they think it's what you're ''supposed'' to do. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:52, 6 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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::::::Is it a "bad habit"? Or is it a difference in taste? I see the use of STUFF in a title at best clever, at worst cute. Clearly your tastes are different. Should a user make changes based on their taste? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:09, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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::::I chose the word "meritless" because in my view it's the correct word. I'm sorry if you took offense, but for an action to have merit it must be positive and be worthy of support. It's my view that changing STUFF contributions for factual errors or clarity is quite meritous, but changing them simply based on a word that recurs (and in a crusade-like fashion, as you espouse above) isn't entirely positive, and so to me fails to bear merit. All users are allowed to do whatever they like here so long as the community accepts it, and if the community accepts your removal of the word "STUFF" from any and all STUFF titles, then so be it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:06, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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:::::Yes, it's a bad habit. No, it's not clever or cute. If your tastes are different from mine, then by definition it's also a difference in tastes. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:15, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
Jiminy H. Cricket! I find this whole discussion a little bizarre. Granted, I haven't been looking at STUFF titles as long or as often as It's dot com has, so I can imagine how he must have gotten progressively bored, and then mildly irked, and finally kinda touchy about it. On the other hand, I ''do'' think it was clever (at least) the first time it happened, and of course many continue to encounter it for the first time. But the whole thing just seems like such a strange thing for a conversation this long, using words this loaded/and/or/stiltedly civil. On the one hand, I don't personally feel the need to change them. On the other, I don't see why it's a problem if someone does. Your ominous (and seemingly sceptical?) concession, Qermaq, that "if the community accepts [it], then so be it," strikes me as a little odd: I find it really hard to imagine why the community should particularly care. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 00:27, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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I can understand both sides, I know I'd probably get tired of it if I'm doing the paperwork and every title has "STUFF" in it, even if it doesn't really fit that well. On the other hand, I think I'd also be a bit annoyed if I came up with what I thought was a clever STUFF title, and then have somebody come along and arbitrarily change it to exclude "STUFF". {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:32, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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{| border=1 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"<br />
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! TITLE !! DATE<br />
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| Oops, I STUFF'd it! || 6/11/2005 4:47<br />
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| I'm sorry, the correct answer was STUFF'd || 9/27/2005 23:04<br />
|-<br />
| Wine, Women, and STUFF || 10/24/2005 20:39<br />
|-<br />
| What I'm supposed to do with STUFF? || 11/2/2005 2:07<br />
|-<br />
| Oh-STUFF'd hundred hours || 11/3/2005 21:00<br />
|-<br />
| You say tomater, I zader STUFF'd || 12/10/2005 23:45<br />
|-<br />
| V! V-O! Vote in Stuff! || 12/17/2005 17:22<br />
|-<br />
| First Song on Our STUFF'd Album || 2/5/2006 21:45<br />
|-<br />
| Gonna have a good STUFF tonight! || 2/8/2006 18:34<br />
|-<br />
| A Dirty Hippie Without the STUFF || 3/3/2006 22:46<br />
|-<br />
| This isn't dirt! It's STUFF! || 3/3/2006 23:12<br />
|-<br />
| I STUFF 'em, you vote on 'em || 3/22/2006 17:46<br />
|-<br />
| Jim Henson's STUFF Shop || 3/27/2006 22:06<br />
|-<br />
| Rhythm n' STUFF || 3/28/2006 1:18<br />
|-<br />
| A tuff STUFF || 4/4/2006 20:39<br />
|-<br />
| No problem STUFFing this one || 4/5/2006 4:33<br />
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| I'm legally required to STUFF this || 4/11/2006 0:34<br />
|-<br />
| STUFF is no place for a Corn Army! || 4/16/2006 20:20<br />
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| More Corny STUFF || 4/16/2006 20:20<br />
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| Back to the STUFF || 4/20/2006 16:43<br />
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| DEUTSCHSTUFF! || 4/27/2006 13:54<br />
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| The Cartman stole some STUFF! || 4/28/2006 0:05<br />
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| Uh...Crapstuff? || 4/28/2006 3:22<br />
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| I said, come on upside the STUFF* || 5/2/2006 9:25<br />
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| The last email that ever was STUFF'd || 5/3/2006 3:41<br />
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| STUFF, Gah!* || 5/4/2006 2:59<br />
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| It's a common STUFF, see?* || 5/6/2006 21:47<br />
|}<br />
<nowiki>*</nowiki> has since been changed<br />
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Notice that half of the items in the list are within the last month. This is the trend I don't personally care for and am trying to curb. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:42, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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:Well, just because people don't care for it doesn't mean it does harm. It seems to me that the side that doesn't want these headings thinks of the argument as "why?", whereas the defense thinks of it as "Why not?" This said, we can't really decide which one is right unless we turn to the faithful rule of, um....faithfullness. I guess. And that rule is "If something ain't broke, don't fix it". That said, why would anyone really care? &mdash; {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:48, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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::Wow. This is apparently a pet peeve of mine, but that's fine since I'm the one who is willing to put in the effort here. If you don't care, then you don't need to do anything. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:51, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::I'm not saying that I'm lazy, and I don't feel like doing it. I don't want to be pictured as that. |What I'm saying is that doing this would be useless, not that nobody would want to do it. Also, wouldn't we normally recieve discussion from the wiki community before we do something like that so quickly? &mdash; {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:55, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::Um, that's what ''this'' discussion is. As has already been pointed out above, this is not an earth-shattering decision for the wiki; therefore, there's nothing wrong with my simply being bold absent anything to the contrary. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:59, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::Personally, I don't think we should use STUFF in ALL TITLES. CAPS LOCK IS NOT A HAPPY THING. I mean, it was kinda funny the first time, but, it's old, and REALLY annoying. Why not make titles that inform what we're voting for, not to see who can create the coolest title. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 01:02, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::STUFF is its name. See [[HRWiki:Glossary#S|HRWiki:Glossary]]. It's a holdover from when it was an acronym. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Well Bluebry, the titles usually ''do'' inform you, even when they have STUFF in them. If they don't, well, title's aren't everything. We're not expecting everyone to vote on a fun fact solely based on the info from the header. The actual fun fact at hand is what matters. And y'know, that's what I've been saying all along. '''Why bother'''? Is there really anything bad about these headers other than it's annoying to some people? I rest my case. &mdash; {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:21, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Is there anything wrong with having a title that doesn't annoy anyone? I didn't think so. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:24, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::Meh, for something as big as STUFF I think we'd have to have more than just a few people thinking it's annoying to change it. But I'm not the person to decide that. You, as part of the admin team, are to decide that. &mdash; {{User: Seriously/sig}} 01:28, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::Just to voice my opinion, I've also noticed this growing trend in STUFF titles. I admit that I've put the word "STUFF" in a title because I was in too much of a hurry to think of a catchy and clever one. But I just figured that no one would really care about the title, just the fact being voted on, which is doubtless the most important part of the STUFF process. However, as time has passed I've gotten a little annoyed at these (to me) seemingly uncreative titles that a person (me included) can just whip together in 5 seconds without even trying. But then again, not all of us have a great sense of humor. For the most part, I don't care about what the titles are, as long as they relate to the fact. But if you want to go on a STUFF-removing crusade to rid the wiki of this deadly and humorless menace, then by all means do. I just hope this doesn't become like the British English vs. American English debate at Wikipedia. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:45, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::::While they ''are'' humorless, the title doesn't matter too much. Like you said, Has Matt?, the title doesn't actually matter as much as, say, the fact at hand. If we really want to go on a STUFF rampage (I'm on a [[rampage]]!) just to make something slightly funnier, than we can. But shouldn't we be as encyclopaedic as possible, and try to use the least humor we can so this place doesn't look like an online playground for kids? Even if we're documenting, well, a cartoon, we should remain dignified, and not care about these things. &mdash; {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::::The problem is that whether something is "humorless" is a personal opinion, and it wouldn't exactly make sense to have a policy based on an opinion. Plus, it's sometimes hard to come up with something that's clever. I wouldn't really care all that much if someone wanted to spend his/her time changing the STUFF titles, but I don't think it's a good candidate for an official policy.-[[User:Unknownwarrior33|Unknownwarrior33]] 01:24, 15 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::::::Yes, that is a succinct way to summarize last week's discussion. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:05, 15 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Strongest STUFF in the World ==<br />
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Why was [[STUFF:Strongest Man in the World]] deleted? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 13:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC)<br />
:From the deletion log:<br />
::''unanimous consensus to delete outright the item about "believe in yourself and you can achieve anything" being from [[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]; will restore if anyone comes out in *support* of this item''. <small>(by [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]])</small><br />
:&mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:35, 23 August 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Assuming TTATOT wrongly ==<br />
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I believe that the Coach Z "Oliver" fun fact on [[No Hands On Deck]] is being voted incorrectly for the only reason being that someone tried to create a TTATOT just by trying to draw a connection between Oliver and Annie, two of the more famous movie musicals, without voting on whether the fact is valid. I have said this much on the page, and if this fact is voted down I reserve the right to contest the decline, based solely on the fact that someone created a TTATOT when one didn't exist, and the point that the factual basis for the entry was not taken into consideration when the decline votes were cast. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 16:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
:I don't see anything irregular about the vote. I don't believe support for either side of the issue is snowballing based on any one argument, but even if it were, people are within their rights to decide whether a particular argument is legitimate or not and vote accordingly. None of the arguments are unreasonable, even if you don't agree with them all. Given that the vote is still open, you should be concentrating your efforts in persuading people there instead of here. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
::I said all that could be said on the page, dot com. I notice, for now, that the accepts have it for the moment. And I think that two of the three arguments against are valid. The first one (the one that created the TTATOT) had nothing to do with the perceived legitimacy of the fact, and should not have had anything to do with how people voted. I believe it had more to do with the no votes than any of the others, and I'm not changing my mind on that. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 12:44, 13 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::I disagree that you have said all that you could say, otherwise you wouldn't have posted here in the first place. Moreover, whether or not you agree with the argument, it is still a legitimate argument, and people have the choice to believe it or not believe it as they see fit. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:54, 13 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::How is it a legitimate argument if it has nothing to do with the basis of the fun fact? The other three (since there's been one added) do. This one doesn't, as it discusses the fame of ''Annie'' and ''Oliver!'' rather than discussing the fact itself. That has nothing to do with the "factuality", for that matter, of the fact. Just because an argument is considered legitimate by some doesn't mean it is. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 12:28, 14 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::This talk page is for discussing the general STUFF process, and we have done that. If you would like to discuss the specific merits of that particular argument in detail, then you need to take it to the comments section of the STUFF item. You should also note that just because you don't think the argument is legitimate doesn't mean that it ''isn't''. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:37, 14 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::And just because you think it is doesn't mean it is. Most STUFF arguments are legitimate. Most stuff arguments have something to do with the factuality of the fact. This one doesn't. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 17:06, 17 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Again, I would be happy to discuss that with you, but ''here'' is not the correct place. Take it to the comments section of the STUFF item. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Numbering arguments ==<br />
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I numbered the arguments on [[STUFF:Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2#From my cold, dead panda!|this item]]<!--please update the link to the archive when appropriate--> to make it easier to follow. Is this a worthwile permanent change? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Yes, I think so. It's not uncommon to have arguments or comments start with "re arg against 1", so numbering them is useful.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:35, 6 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Hey, yeah! I'd thought of doing something like that myself a while back, but for whatever reason never got around to actually devising how it would have been done other than that it would have been with colors, but numbers work too. Makes it much easier to follow than having to click through all the past revisions to see what's being said in reference to whom. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Archives ==<br />
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Shouldn't the STUFF archives be in the STUFF namespace rather than HRWiki? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 10:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Possibly. Remember, the STUFF namespace didn't exist when we first set this up, so we did the best we could with what we had at the time. I also don't think we should look lightly on the headache it would be to move them (though, ultimately, that can't be the only consideration). In fact, I can see pros and cons for both moving them and leaving them like it are. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:10, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It just seems kind of silly to have a namespace for (at current) nine pages. I guess they are "meta" pages, so they fit in HRWiki as well. As far as moving them, couldn't that just be run through GrapeNuts? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:29, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Well, it might could be done by bot, but probably not GrapeNuts, which has been offline for a while now. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::D'oh! I should've known that. Hmmm... then I wonder whose, if any. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 22:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== What section ==<br />
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I'm thinking maybe underneath Posted on we could say Posted in: (the section it was in) so we could know what kind of fact we're voting on in case someone thinks a remark is an inside reference (example:[[Stuff:Eggs (toon)]]) --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 20:40, 29 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Or maybe there should also be a vote for which section... (i'd think that optional though, as some facts are more clear cut than others.) But i like the idea. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:42, 29 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In the case you mention, it was {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Eggs_%28toon%29&diff=449482&oldid=444446 added as a remark}} and then moved twice without much notice, largely because of the relative obscurity of the toon itself. Obviously, it should not have been moved, and we could have saved a lot of trouble by taking it to the toon's talk page first instead of throwing it right into STUFF. In fact, if the question is ''where'' to note something (as opposed to ''whether'' to note it, then the talk page is almost always a better place to have the discussion. As for STUFF, in cases where it's not clear, it's usually noted in the comments what section an item is supposed to go in. The vast majority of the time of the time, though, it's pretty clear where something goes, so it's not really necessary to change the whole format to note it for every item, and continuing on a case-by-case basis is still probably easiest. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:16, 29 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Change in practice ==<br />
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Of late, our practice as it relates to STUFF has clearly changed, in that we now tend to use it as a last resort if talk page discussion fails to produce a clear consensus. I think this is a good thing, as discussion is better than voting in collaborative projects like this. I think it would be wise to note this on the project page so that people are aware of how we're using STUFF these days (after all, it's a real pain to make a new STUFF page and then have it moved to the talk page). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:22, 9 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:It was {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki%3ASTUFF%2FAbout&diff=438035&oldid=395876 changed a few months ago}} on the [[HRWiki:STUFF/About#STUFFing vs. Deleting|when should we use it?]] page &mdash; do you think it should be stated prominently on the [[HRWiki:STUFF|main STUFF page]]? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:28, 9 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It would probably be good, but where exactly to put it I'm not sure. I'm also thinking that About page might still need some tweaks, too. Parts of it seem to imply that you can either add/remove a fact or put it to STUFF, with no mention of talk page discussion. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:45, 10 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Only bottommost vote counts? ==<br />
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Umm, I don't see why that should be. Imagine a case where both revisions are acceptable, and the person doesn't particularly care which one it is, because the wording doesn't matter, all that matters is the substance. if s/he votes yes on only one, and that one gets voted down, there's now one less vote on the other one, when s/he would accept the other one also. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:43, 25 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:If the substance is the same, then there's no point in creating a whole new revision. In those cases, the item just gets reworded as discussed in the comments section. Revisions are for when there is something substantially different about the way an item is presented. If you truly do not care how it is written, then you should pile on to the one with the most support. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:21, 27 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Meh, that's how it ''should'' be, but there have been cases when the "keep" vote has been split between similar items. Not that I have a solution. :p {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 16:24, 27 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Thy_Dungeonman_3Talk:Thy Dungeonman 32007-11-27T16:19:58Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Cleanup Thyme? */ so....?</p>
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For some reason, I cannot get my stein. No matter what I do, I cannot get my stein. I can see it in my inventory, but I cannot get it.<br />
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== First Impressions ==<br />
Okay, everybody, I have the benefit of being a timezone where it made sense to be awake when DMIII was released. Thus, I have started the article. This is my first ever HRWiki edit, so I tried not to be too ambitious. I'm sure you will have filled in the rest by the time I finish typing this. Thank you! [[User:Matthew McVickar|Matthew McVickar]] 10:26, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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Hey everybody, this is the kid who made that one [http://s88340807.onlinehome.us/~bkr/archives/2004/02/24/thy_dungeonman_2_walkthrough.php walkthrough] for Thy Dungeonman II way back when. I was looking for a way to kill time between CS assignments at 2:00 AM and found that the Bros Chaps released a new Dungeonman game! Here is the basic sequence of steps: I know this awesome community will flesh it out. Thanks guys! [[User:The Lyrical Wondermind|The Lyrical Wondermind]] 10:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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Best Dungeonman ever. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 12:09, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:I'll second this. This is the first one in the series that felt like a real Adventure-style game, rather than more of a series of jokes (not that there's anything wrong with series of jokes, either). | [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 22:14, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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The useful word ''ganching'' has now entered my vocabulary. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:45, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Canonical name ==<br />
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I think these pages need to be moved to [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] (with the arabic numeral instead of the roman numeral). First of all, and most importantly, the actual title screen uses the numeral 3. In addition, the [[Videlectrix:videlectrix_catalog.html|game catalog]] lists a 3. I realize the [[Videlectrix:videlectrix_gallery.html|box art]] has a III, but that shouldn't outweigh what's displayed in the actual game, should it? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:23, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:Probably not. Though they should be left as redirects. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 16:29, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::The first title one would normally see is the box title, not the in-game title. I'd leave it as is. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:32, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::The only place it says III is on the box. ''Everywhere'' in the game it's referred to as 3. The updates button refers to it as 3. I vote for the move, keeping redirects. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 16:40, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::Qermaq: I didn't think of this earlier, but most people wouldn't even ''see'' the box art (you have to dig around Videlectrix to find it), whereas everyone who plays the game will see the title screen. Therefore, people searching for the game here will be using a 3. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::The liberty TBC have taken with using roman/arabic numerals leads me to conclude that it's okay to use them interchangeably for this game. I would rather keep our counting method the same rather than duplicate what we see on the game's title screen. I would like it for us to have articles for Thy Dungeonman II and III, or Thy Dungeonman 2 and 3. I can't stand to see it both ways. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:38, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::I think it's more TBC's style to ''intentionally'' mix roman and arabic numerals. I think our need should be to get it right as it appears on the title screen, not by some arbitrary counting system. Coincidentally, it was I <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Thy_Dungeonman_II&diff=157446&oldid=146992 who noticed]</span> that Thy Dungeonman II's title screen uses a roman numeral. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:14, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Thy Dungeonman isn't the [[Wikipedia:Doom|only]] game [[Wikipedia:Descent (computer game)|series]] to use II and 3 in their game titles. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:28, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Also, we've got the nonmatching Duck Guardians ("[[Duck Guardian One|One]]" and "[[Duck Guardian 2|2]]"). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:38, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Aren't the Pentium procesors like that too? My computer runs on a III, but then there is Pentium 4, right? Pentium D and M also go in another direction. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 10:14, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== fake blood, um i mean fake ketchup. ==<br />
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kinda funny, using fake ketchup for fake blood... {{User:Csours/sig}} 19:16, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
: Who said it was ''fake'' blood? The game never once even hints in that direction, and in fact hints that it's really blood multiple times. Though it never outright says it... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:18, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Yeah, it makes more sense as a joke that way. "Fake Blood" = Ketchup generally, so it stands to reason that "Fake Ketchup" = Blood. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 19:22, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::: OMG!!! it is full of cholesterol. ugghh. thou feelest very ill. {{User:Csours/sig}} 19:27, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Glitch ==<br />
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Umm... I am experiencing a problem. I have found the hag, and I correctly answer the first two questions. But no matter which of the four choices I choose for question three, I die. Whatith happenth? --{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 19:25, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
: Use the version from Homestarrunner.com (rather than Videlectrix.com) or clear your cache. That's a known issue when she has four haglets. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:26, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Actually, it ''is'' four for me. That's likely the problem. Thanks. Also, would I be able to load from my save after I clear the cache? --{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 19:29, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::You should. The saved games aren't part of your cache; they're cookies. You cache just saves a copy of every page you visit (within a certain size) so that they'll load faster later. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:32, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::Hmm... Didn't seem to work. Clearing the cache is ''Shift + Reload'' for Firefox, right? --{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 19:36, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::Are you playing the game through Homestarrunner.com? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:39, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::Yes. I noticed something even wierder when I cleared my cahce. Whenever I start a game, I start at the Hag. Noth! --{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 19:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Oddly, that just happened to me a moment ago too. And I had the "fake ketchup" but zero points! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:45, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Maybe I should remove the H*R cookies... --{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 19:47, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::Hmm... I'll try playing in IE. --{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 20:17, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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I just played this today, and the hag wouldn't accept the correct answer, four haglets. Three was accepted though.--[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 15:36, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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I had a similar glitch; here's how I worked around it. The scrapbook first had two haglets, and it accepted 2 as the answer, but I missed the final question and had to restart. I looked at the scrapbook again and this time it had 4 haglets. I answered 4, but it didn't accept it. So I started again (again), looked at the scrapbook (still 4), then answered 2 and it worked. So perhaps the first # of haglets is persistent. | [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 13:26, 27 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Huh? ==<br />
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For some strange reason, it starts me up at the hag clearing. I don't get that. Is my cookies messed? Oh no. Help me! {{User:Homfrog/sig}} 20:38, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:Happens to me too. Why'd you post this twice? [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 20:45, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::It's just a mistake on TBC's part. It'll probably be fixed real soon, so I suggest you find something else to play until they solve the problem. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 20:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
I got it too. -[[User:GG Crono|GG Crono]]<br />
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== Pictures ==<br />
Does anybody recognize any of the pictures from anywhere? Or did TBC stage/draw all of these scenes themselves? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 20:50, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:My guess-- they drew 'em. Or took pictures (for the people, I didn't get very far, ok?!) of themselves/friends.--[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 22:15, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:The vegetable cart man outside Westerburg is definitely based on Matt. I wouldn't be surprised if the pictures were just contrasted to look that way. But some of them were probably drawn. [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 22:26, 24 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::The vegetable cart guy reminds me of Carrot Top. I wonder if he might be "Corn Top" or something, given that he's carting corn. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:46, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::Well, the brothers chaps own photoshop, because that's how they do blurring, so they probably took a picture, pixelated it, did that weird color effect, and then converted it into a vector graphic so it loads quickly. {{User:The Joe/sig}} 16:43, 21 August 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Older games like this? ==<br />
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I seem to remember playing a game like this in middle school about twelve years ago on an old Apple II (the game was probably old even then). It was 2D, and it sported a series of monochrome drawings (or maybe it was just the monitor that was monochrome, I dunno) and crude animation (two frames for walking). You were a guy exploring a castle, and you had to collect items and solve puzzles. I remember barely anything about it, except that you could go up and down stairs and I think one of the objects was a magic goblet. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? :p [[User:68.33.67.116|68.33.67.116]] 04:03, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy? ==<br />
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"'Corn in thy ear' is a reference to an episode of Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy (entitled Scrambled Ed) in which Ed says 'Do you have corn in your ears, mister?'"<br />
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Leaping to conclusions, much? Looks like a pretty simple play on the phrase "ear of corn" to me.<br />
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:Ah. "Ear of corn". I didn't get that. Sorry. [[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 08:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Out of the X and into the Y ==<br />
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Seems to me that "Out of the dungeon and into the bile" is a reference to the chapter from The Hobbit, "Out of the frying pan and into the fire". [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 20:43, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:That's a common phrase... --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 20:49, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::I was just thinking about the "Hobbit" reference. And so what, it's a common phrase? The Hobbit is medieval fantasy, which fits with the theme. {{User:VolatileChemical/sig}} 00:19, 27 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::The thing is... is it in the book because it's a common phrase, or is it a common phrase because it gets quoted a bunch from the book, so often it became cliched? Personally I'm betting on the former, but I don't know for sure... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:03, 27 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::I'm pretty certain that the phrase was already in common use before Tolkien wrote The Hobbit. It's a very old phrase - I'd have to look this up, but I believe you can trace this phrase's roots all the way back to the Bible (Proverbs, specifically). As it is, it's generally considered a proverb of sorts. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:15, 27 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::Definitely an older phrase that was in very common use long before The Hobbit. What makes it confusing is that when it appears in the book, Tolkien pretends that he's exposing its origins: It evolved from Bilbo's quote "Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves." Tolkien did this sort of thing a ''lot''. For example, his composition of the "original extended version" of Hey, Diddle Diddle (as The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late), not to mention the stories that eventually became The Silmarillion, which were originally (before decades of reconception) intended as the lost prehistory of the British Isles. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 14:57, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::::It's not really much of common phrase. It might have been in Tolkien's time, but it seems to have decayed in modern times. And the medieval fantasy fits in with Thy Dungeonman. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 22:25, 29 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::::I'll agree with that, but the use of the phrase as a chapter title is a very, very weak connection at best. We'd need something to serve more as a direct reference to a character or specific event in the book for it to qualify as an RWR here. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 05:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Pirates! Reference ==<br />
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Hey, maybe it's just me, but isn't the ending screen very similar to the ending of Sid Meier's Pirates! (stupid games with puncuation in the titles)? If no one here knows what that game is, I'll get a pic with the ending text from it and link/post it here. --[[User:Neuromancer6|Neuromancer6]]<br />
:Yea. It ''is'' a little like that. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:45, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Nebulon Reference ==<br />
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WHy did someone remove the nebulon reference? I thought that was pretty clear too, it wasn't me who wrote it.<br />
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:I removed it because the word "style" is mentioned many other times on Homestar Runner. Just a few examples: "[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9|Quit bitin' my style!]]", [[Styles Upon Styles]], "[[technology|Strong Bad gots the style]]", [[Price Style]]. It wasn't a clear reference to [[New Boots]] or any of the examples I gave. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:01, 25 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Wasn't there once a page about "Style" references? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]<br />
:::[[Sample of Style]], [[Sample of Style Too]], [[Puppets on the Road|"My style's got eight burgers"]]... The list goes on! We ought to have a page on "[[style]]". [[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 08:40, 27 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
I actually thought that "AGH! MY STYLE!!" was a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]]. It sounds very much like something one of them would cry out while, say, dying. {{User:The Homestrongzipansadcheatsmith/sig}}00:36, 22 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::That's actually a good point - sounds much more like TGS than anything to do with Nebulon. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 04:04, 23 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== They Might Be Giants Reference ==<br />
I don't know how best to put this into the Wiki... One of the game's responses is "I don't understand you. I cannot understand you. I don't understand a thing you say. I can't understand a single word." These are lyrics from They Might Be Giants' "Fingertips".<br />
:Good catch! However, it is already noted in [[Thy Dungeonman 3#Real-World References]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:21, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Fingertips, I might add, is one of the most bizarre things I've ever heard. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:47, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::It's bizarre, but it's great. =) Funny, I bought Apollo 18 a few days after this came out... --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 20:59, 6 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==Death glitch?==<br />
It seems that when you die and the continue sequence appears, it says "Press C to cnntinue." This may just be a glitch with my PC, or a purposeful thing, but it's definitely a "n" not an "o" [[User:Motor.on|Motor.on]] 00:39, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:I get that too. It looks sort of like a cut off "o", but it also looks exactly like the n next to it. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 20:28, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== II & 3 ==<br />
Can we please make the two games labled as II & III or 2 & 3? Having them use seperate numerical systems looks... very inconsistant... and bad. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:50, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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:See conversation [[#Canonical name|here]]. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:53, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Behold Thy 5 1/4" Floppy Noise! ==<br />
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More specifically, that "floppy" noise is from an Apple II-series external floppy drive. (This does not include the Apple IIc or IIGS, which had internal drives.) And even more specifically, the drive would make that "sputtering" sound when the computer is first powered on or reset, or if there is no disk in the drive.<br />
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Which means, if TBC had wanted this to be more lifelike, they would have included a quieter sound where you could hear the drive power up and the head seeking back and forth across the disk. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:52, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Where is Strong Bad ==<br />
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Isn't thy dungeonman one of the games Strong Bad stars in, as his email says he does? Then where is he?<br />
: Thy Dungeonman is what Strong Bad would look like if he looked like a muscular half-naked guy in a viking helmet with no wrestling mask and no boxing gloves, of course! But how does he type with that viking helmet, anyway? Okay, I'm just being silly. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:31, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::You'll note that Strong Bad didn't even put himself in the text adventure in the email. So I guess he's the player. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:34, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::Oh, oh, Storng Bad. I don't know where he is!!! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:35, 26 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::::rofl, hes in there acrostically of course... proof is left to the student. {{User:Csours/sig}} 03:37, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:I kinda figured that Strong Bad serves as the narrator of the games (as he does in the e-mail). The text sounds like something he'd write, though that's not definitive proof. - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 18:36, 3 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== South Park Reference? ==<br />
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Is the "cart man" a reference to South Park's Eric Cartman?<br />
:Under debate. See [[Template:STUFF/Thy Dungeonman 3]]. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:00, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Better placement of references? ==<br />
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The Inside and Real-world References are pretty big, and I'm sure they're not done growing. Since so many of them explain specific commands and responses, it's difficult to describe the context briefly and clearly. At the same time, there's the danger of spoilers, which I assume we'd like to avoid on this page. Call me a radical, but I think it makes a lot more sense to move most of them to the [[Thy Dungeonman 3 Commands|Commands]] and [[Thy Dungeonman 3 Messages|Messages]] pages, and furthermore to attach them directly to their relevant game text, rather than lumping them all into a separate section. I'll admit that it could clutter up those pages, but consider that we would no longer need to explain what we're talking about before we explain what the thing we're talking about is talking about. Opinions? If there's a concensus, I'll volunteer to tackle it. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:29, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:How about like we did with [[Stinkoman 20X6]]? [[Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References]], etc. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:43, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
::This page doesn't really need special formatting. The Fun Facts list isn't ''nearly'' as large as the one for Stinkoman 20X6, and a site like this shouldn't be concerned about spoilers. The entire site is a potential spoiler. And I think the Fun Facts entries are just about finished. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:54, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:::Yeah, the so-called facts that are being added now border on being major stretches. As for being spoiled, if you don't want to know, you shouldn't be looking at the wiki page, plain and simple. When the game premiered, I didn't have time to play it right away, so I avoided these pages altogether. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:13, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
Okay, never mind the spoiler argument. Nevertheless, with the current organization it is difficult to connect each reference to its location in the game. It works for toons, since they are both smaller in scope and linear. References fit in a manageable list, and can be ordered chronologically for convenience. Here, however, we have a larger list, poorly-defined chronology, and (worst of all) the content the references explain is not even on the same page. That doesn't make sense to me. Seriously, look at the Inside References. For most of them half of the space is taken up just building the context, and for the rest, unless you've got the game memorized, you have to either settle for insufficient context or hunt through one or two rather large pages to find it. Why not just move them where the context would be obvious? What are the advantages of this organization, other than consistency with the toon pages? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 20:10, 28 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Ye Auto Infurance ==<br />
When ye get clubbed by the mound o' monk and end up in ye cauldron, it says ye broth is getting "progre'''ff'''ively warmer". Where would this go? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 10:43, 29 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:In [[Thy Dungeonman II]], it was put under [[Thy Dungeonman II#Explanations|Explanations]]... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:54, 29 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Can someone tell me... ==<br />
<br />
what the fake ketchup is, where you get it and most other things about it? I'm pretty sure it's a reference to an old Far Side cartoon, but I want to make sure first. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]]<sup>[[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]]</sup> 14:32, 29 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
:Well, as I noted in the summary, ketchup and blood have looked similar for a long time. In fact, ketchup has been used as "fake blood" - thus the joke that the blood in the condiment tray is "fake ketchup". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 15:30, 29 April 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Kigalonian = Xigbar? ==<br />
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Is it just me, or does the version of Kigalonian with the eyepatch and scar bear a striking resemblance to the character [[Wikipedia::Xigbar#II._Xigbar|Xigbar]] from Kingdom Hearts II? ~[ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 00:56, 2 May 2006 (UTC) ]<br />
: I doubt it's intentional, especially since there are a number of different appearances for Kiga. That, and Xigbar has a scar and eyepatch on the same side of his face, something that's impossible for Kiga. That that, and I really don't think it looks that much like Xigbar at all. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:46, 2 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== MYSTified ==<br />
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The ''Myst'' Fun Fact needs some work. It's had a troubled youth, getting reverted and rereverted. At one point, this got added: "the image in question being a parody of the one on Myst's original box art". However, the adder unhelpfully failed to specify '''the image in question'''! Since then, someone has added something about the screen where you get the flask. Not having a copy of Myst's original box art handy I can't say for sure, but what I remember is a tiny detail of a human silhouette falling (in a horizontal, flailing position) above the island; I seem to recall the same image appearing in Myst's intro sequence as you get zapped to the island. Conclusion: the "image in question" is really the "VOIP!" screen. Can anyone verify or at least opine?<br><br />
'''(edit):''' After looking more closely, I think that ''is'' what the current version means. It could be a lot clearer, though; the next sentence about touching things makes it sound like it was talking about the Some Sanctum screen. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:50, 2 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==Back Cover== <br />
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The bottom hand on the back cover of TD3 looks similar to the God mode hand from Rise of the Triad ([http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8549/godhand12lm.png the ROTT hand]) -- [[User:TheDarkArchon|TheDarkArchon]] 00:56, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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I noticed that. However, my brother claims it looks more like the Gauntlet of the Necromancer from Heretic. But yeah, I agree. Let's put that in. [[User:Thesithwithashotgunshell|Thesithwithashotgunshell]] 02:04, 2 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Walkthrough ==<br />
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Shouldn't this page have a walkthrough? The [[Dungeonman 2]] article does, and it wouldn't be that hard to write. --[[User:Akrabbim|Akrabbim]] 01:03, 7 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
:See [[Thy Dungeonman 3 Walkthrough]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]<br />
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K I'll do the honours! <br />
**you should start out in dungeon**<br />
say: "cut rope on claws", then "take bone", then "jam bone".<br />
you now should be at the door, say: "north".. then "take flask"<br />
you should be at crossroads, say: "west"<br />
once there, there should be a hollow log, say: "look inside log" or somethin and you should see the coins, "take coins" and you got em<br />
Go "east" twice and "buy corn". once you have corn, go "west" then "north" and "feed bird"<br />
after you have the bird, go "north" and "take seim"... forgot what it was called...<br />
then he will knock you out and you should be in a pot, just say "south"and leave.<br />
then go "south", then "east" twice, and you should be in the village.<br />
go to the shop and "knock", he will pop out and say something and you "ask for condiment"<br />
he will give you "fake ketchup". you can "use fake ketchip on self" and go sotuh.<br />
talk to the man and give him your "seim" or whatever.<br />
he will put it on the table and tell you to talk to the guy across the street.<br />
go north twice and say his name. alot of em will turn around and you have to choose the one with a moustache and an eyepatch. he will give you a map.<br />
go west till you reach the witch. look at the scrapbook and answer her 3 questions (blood area, toad, and 3). she will mistake you for her dead husband because of the fake ketchup on your head. and she will ygive you the "flask getting glove"....<br />
go "east" twice then "soutg". the troll hates birds so just "give bird" and he will kill himself. go "south" gain and "go dungeon doors". you should see the flask and use "flask-grabbing glove". beat the little arcade sequence and you've won! I derserve all credit to this wonderful walkthrough! {{unsigned|207.119.237.179|16:27, 13 May 2006 (UTC)}}<br />
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== Secret ending? ==<br />
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hey you guys, Apparently someone has unlocked a secret ending with a Secret strong bad email in it. a pic of it is located here: <br />
[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/13018574231.jpg&s=f5]<br />
--{{User:Choc-O-Lardiac_Arrest/sig}} 04:32, 12 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
:That's a photoshopped picture... that text does not appear anywhere in the .swf file. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:34, 12 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
::Okay, number one: "swashbucklers?" And I'd hope TBC would spell "rediculous" right. Reddiculous like Reddi-Whip. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:43, 12 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Closed STUFF ==<br />
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=== Fake Ketchup ===<br />
{{stufffact|The "fake ketchup" that you receive is a reference to an old Far Side cartoon in which ketchup bottles go to see a violent movie.}}<br />
{{stuffverdict|16:46, 11 June 2006 (UTC)|15:46, 19 June 2006 (UTC)|overwhelmingly declined|17|3|Thy Dungeonman 3}}<br />
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{{stuffclosedaccept}}<br />
=== Taps the bottle and twists the cap ===<br />
{{stufffact|The response "Ye taps the bottle and twists the cap" is a reference to the song "Tap the Bottle" by the rap group YBT (Young Black Teenagers).}}<br />
{{stuffverdict|19:01, 25 April 2006 (UTC)|04:42, 11 May 2006 (UTC)|accepted|15|10|Thy Dungeonman 3}}<br />
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=== Non-existent fact? ===<br />
{{stufffact|The presence of a random, non-existent "item" in the last slot of your inventory may have been inspired by the [[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game)|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy text adventure]] (Infocom, 1984). Through most of that game, your inventory contains the enigmatic "no tea". Unlike Thy Dungeonman, however, no tea is eventually replaced by tea, a major milestone in the game.}}<br />
{{stuffverdict|17:47, 28 April 2006 (UTC)|01:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)|overwhelmingly declined|11|1|Thy Dungeonman 3}}<br />
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{{stuffcloseddecline}}<br />
=== The Cartman stole some STUFF! ===<br />
{{stufffact|The "cart man" is a reference to South Park's Eric Cartman.}}<br />
{{stuffverdict|00:05, 28 April 2006 (UTC)|01:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)|overwhelmingly declined|19|1|Thy Dungeonman 3}}<br />
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{{stuffclosedaccept}}<br />
=== It's all been done before ===<br />
{{stufffact|The opening sequence, which transitions from text only to graphics, is similar to the opening of the first graphical game of the Zork franchise, [[Wikipedia:Return to Zork|Return to Zork]].}}<br />
{{stuffverdict|19:23, 25 April 2006 (UTC)|01:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)|overwhelmingly accepted|13|2|Thy Dungeonman 3}}<br />
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{{stuffcloseddecline}}<br />
=== Fry up some fat ===<br />
{{stufffact|The Fat, Fat Friar is named after the Fat Friar from the Harry Potter series.}}<br />
{{stuffverdict|21:49, 24 April 2006 (UTC)|01:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)|overwhelmingly declined|24|8|Thy Dungeonman 3}}<br />
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== Ironic Spanish? ==<br />
<br />
Should we add to the FF (that says the game speaks Spanish when you go south but there's no south to go) that when you type something incorrectly one of the first things it says is, " 'Thy Dungeonman' is English only. No Spanish or Idiot allowed." ? (I tried typing "Que pasa?" but it gave the funny wrong-typing messages.) -{{User:WeirdAl/sig}} 22:54, 13 February 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Cleanup [[thyme|Thyme?]] ==<br />
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As a casual Thy Dungeonmaner, (not to be confused with a Dungeon Manor) I have a very hard time finding anything in this article that DOESN'T need to be cleaned-up. It just looks sloppy and if hard to navigate. Please feel free to discuss, but without significant dissent I'ma slap a Clean-up Template all over this bad penny. [[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]] 07:28, 27 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:So what exactly is wrong with this article? Unless you have some ideas on what needs to be improved, it's just going to sit there with a Cleanup Template slapped over the same article. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 16:19, 27 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/the_betthe bet2007-11-27T04:56:51Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 521628; still not very relevant to the fun fact at hand</p>
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[[Image:thebet.png|thumb|"Oh, CRAP!"]]<br />
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Strong Bad loses a bet with Homestar Runner, and he has to spend a night at the King of Town's castle.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}} (Easter egg)<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]]<br />
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{{Comp|Compy 386}}<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, January 19, 2004<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 2:37<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, big money! Big money! And...email!<br />
<br />
''{Reading email}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br /><br />
Do you ever go over to The King of<br /><br />
Town's place for dinner? If so,<br /><br />
what's it like?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Chris<br /><br />
Ann Arbor, Michigan</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad says "Chris Ann Arbor" as though it is the email sender's whole name, and places the stress on the middle syllable of "Michigan", pronouncing it as mish-EE-gan.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''(typing)'' Well, Chris Ann, I hate to admit it but uh, yeah, there was this one time when I went over to The King of Town's castle. Seems I placed a bet with one Homestar Runner some Tuesday night.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar Runner in the field at night.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So, hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on. Let me get this uh-straight: You're betting me that you're cool.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yep, I'm cool.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' And if you're not cool, you have to change your name to... Kevin DuBrow. But if you are cool, I gotta spend the night over at The King of Town's?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's the deal, man. The total deal.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You're goin' down, son.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No ways.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' All right! Let's see you be's cool.<br />
<br />
''{Homestar pulls out a pair of [[Cool Shades|shades]] and slowly puts them on. He pauses a moment for the effect to sink in.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Sup?<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad takes this in.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, crap!!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to The King of Town's castle. Strong Bad rings the doorbell.}''<br />
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'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Come on in.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{peeks out from behind the door}'' Is the coast clear?<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' The coast is toast!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad comes out from behind the door. He is wearing a big fake beard that seems to be made out of a piece of bark}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, let's get this over with! ''{He takes off the beard and enters.}''<br />
<br />
''{The two walk over to The King of Town's pantry.}''<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' So here's all my foodstuffs. You want some Pork Snagglins? Or a can of Butter-da or anything?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' King, I think that stuff's for automotive use only.<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' It's possible. Ooh! And check it out! This is my 200-pound bag of Awwww Gratin potatoes! It's an '83!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, that sucks. Look, do you have any video games or, like, R-rated movies?<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I have ''a'' video game. It's the stand-up kind even! Like from an arcade.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! Really? Why didn't you say so, you creepy old man? Let's play it!!<br />
<br />
''{The game turns out to be ''Typing Tutor Turbo''.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... never mind.<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' How many WPMs can you get up to? That's words per minute, you know.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You're about to get 175 fists per stomach if I'm not eating ice cream inside of one minute!<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad is narrating as they scarf up "ice style cream." Flavors visible are "choco-gravy" and "maybe mint?"}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So in the end it didn't turn out half bad. I got to eat a crap load of ice cream.<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Want another scoop of casserole flavored?<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah! Yeah! Spoon it up! ''{voiceover}'' And I left an open can of mayonnaise in his ventilation ducts. <br />
<br />
''{Cut to a shot from the interior of a duct as Strong Bad puts in a can of "army-style" [[mayonnaise]].}'' <br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, and Typing Tutor isn't actually that bad a game if you play it the right way. <br />
<br />
''{Cuts to outside the castle, where Strong Bad is hoisting Typing Tutor over The King of Town's head.}'' <br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Get ready for fun!<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{blindfolded}'' I'm ready!<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Compy.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Just goes to show you Chris Ann, big losers are what you make of them. For instance, I'm gonna go make an indentured servant out of Strong Sad. And now, the get up noise. <br />
<br />
''{We hear the Geddup noise as Strong Bad gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
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== Easter Eggs ==<br />
*At the end, click on "losers" to see a commercial for [[The King of Town's Food|Butter-da]].<br />
:''{Cut to a blue screen with a picture of a can of Butter-da next to a picture of the King of Town's face. Some synthesized music is playing.}''<br />
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' They tell me not to, but I still drinks it! ''{The second clause appears at the top in capitals as he says it.}''<br />
:'''DISCLAIMER MAN:''' ''{He mumbles unintelligibly; the words "BUTTER-DA IS NOH HUSH A BUSH PUSH LEOPOLD" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''<br />
*Also at the end, click "them" to see more of Homestar.<br />
:''{Homestar (still in shades) and Marzipan are standing in the field at night.}''<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Sup?<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, quit saying that.<br />
:''{A meteor shoots over Homestar's head}''<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My name's not Homestar. It's Kevin DuBrow.<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' I thought that was if you lost the bet.<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, right. Never mind! 'Sup?<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, that is not cool.<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes, it is. Strong Bad said so.<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, if Strong Bad told you to jump off a bridge—<br />
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{interrupting, forcefully}'' Yes!<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*An [[Wikipedia:Indentured servitude|indentured servant]] is an unfree laborer under contract to work for another person for a specified amount of time. This labor is often unpaid, in return for accommodation, food, other essentials, and/or free passage to a new country. After working for a number of years he or she is released from the contract and free to own land or practice a trade.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*At the loading page of this email, the letters of the word "loading" do not blink.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*The letters of the first few words of the second line of Strong Bad's response are too close together (e.g. the M in "admit" overlaps the D slightly).<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*Strong Bad uses "[[be's]]" when challenging Homestar.<br />
*The King of Town has a lot of [[The King of Town's Food|food]] from previous episodes. There is...<br />
**[[Schenectady Crispies]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] (from [[labor day]])<br />
**"[[Potate]]" Chips (from [[morning routine]])<br />
**[[Fluffy Puff Mayo]] (from [[A Decemberween Pageant]])<br />
**Cocoa Butter (from [[suntan]])<br />
**Animal Phat (from [[suntan]])<br />
*The [[Typing Tutor Turbo]] game plays the same sound that plays when you start [[Revenge of the King]]. This sound, in turn, is based on [[The King of Town DVD]] music.<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*The humor in the phrase "Big money, big money" lies in the fact that this phrase is often used in casinos or game shows, and the email is about a bet.<br />
*"The coast is toast" is the tagline for the movie ''[[imdb:tt0120461|Volcano]]''.<br />
*"Typing Tutor" was a computer game whose purpose, not surprisingly, was to teach people how to type. (The "arcade Typing Tutor" in the email doesn't even have a keyboard; it looks more like a [[Wikipedia:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]] clone but with letters instead of aliens.)<br />
** The letters on the Typing Tutor game are in the same order as the letters on an English-language [[Wikipedia:QWERTY|QWERTY]] keyboard (QWERTY, ASDFGH, ZXCVBN).<br />
**In addition, the "Turbo" may be a reference to some games that use that line, most likely ''[[Wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter 2 Turbo]]''.<br />
* Awww Gratin potatoes is a play on [http://southernfood.about.com/od/potatocasserolerecipes/r/bl30119t.htm "au gratin" potatoes], a dish consisting of thinly sliced potatoes baked with cheese and breadcrumbs.<br />
*Kevin DuBrow was the lead singer of the metal band [[Wikipedia:Quiet Riot|Quiet Riot]]. Although Homestar and Strong Bad pronounce his last name as if it rhymes with "plow," it actually rhymes with "snow."<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
* Although Strong Bad says "And now, the get up noise" in this email, in the email [[geddup noise]], Strong Bad corrects Marc by saying it's called "[[the Geddup Noise]]."<br />
:*Despite calling it the get up noise in this episode, it is later revealed that it is not the original Geddup Noise, but its cousin, Chairscoot. The original Geddup Noise left sometime around the email [[kids' book]].<br />
* Also in [[geddup noise]], the announcer for [[The Show]] called Homestar [[Kevin]], though not necessarily Kevin DuBrow.<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
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=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome back to the World Series of Poker. My name is Strong Bad, accompanied here by Mike Chapman.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Hello there, everyone.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, so Strong Bad's got pocket aces here&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Ooh, pocket&mdash; pocket jacks.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Pocket hooks, we call them<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes. And the turn... Oh, didn't get anything on the turn. Okay, sorry. Uhh, I've been watching a lot of Travel Channel lately.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Or any other&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Or four other networks that play Hold 'em. ''{pause}'' I like this night scene.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I like&mdash; yeah, the moon, uh, with the rings around it's kind of&mdash; kind of nice.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, did you do that?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The crickets? Yeah, I made that.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice work.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Thanks.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Kevin DuBrow, you know&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Who&mdash; Who is that?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' The incomparable.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Who is that?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' He's lead singer for Quiet Riot, Mike.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' He had a metal face.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah ''{laughs}''&mdash; Yeah, that's right.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, he&mdash; What happened was, he shredded so much&mdash; he didn't play the guitar&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;but the guitar shredded so much guitar in front of his face, that it melted off and he had to have it replaced with a metal face.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Speaking of shredded guitars...<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, dressed like, uh, what's his name, Billy Gibbons?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Or that other guy&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ZZ Top, or the other one. Not the drummer, though. So, I mean, who didn't have this experience where, just like, you're going through the directory; mom said you could have somebody spend the night on Friday; none of your ''real'' friends are available, so&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So you have to invite the King of Town over?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So you&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Or you have to invite yourself to the King of Town's house?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, you know&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, but&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' What?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That never happened. I&mdash; I think no one&mdash; that never happened to anyone but you.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on! You had&mdash; you're so desperate, you were like, "I'll hang out with the loser guy."<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' 'Cause you&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Usually they might have a lot of cool toys, or a hot mom. ''{Mike laughs}'' Right? You never did that?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You never did that?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Uh, yeah, I did.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' See, like I'd probably seen through the window the... the... the... silhouette<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' silhouette<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;of an arcade game, and thought, like, "Oh! It's got Gallagher in there," you know?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The comedian?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, you've never played his stand-up game? ''{Mike laughs}'' Breaking watermelons all over the place. ''{Pause}'' That was some good ice cream, though.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Choc&mdash; Mayo Gravy sounds good.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, it was good. And it had giblets. Real Johnson Giblets.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's a good idea right there: putting the mayo in the ventilation duct.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I did that in Art class.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I had teach&mdash; Art teacher didn't like the smell of mayo.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' How long did it take before it really started stinking?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Four years.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Really?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I was&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It seems like mayonnaise would go bad sooner than that.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it did!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' But it didn't smell leftover&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I&mdash; They thought it was ''me''! They blamed it on ''me''!<br />
<br />
===Fun Facts===<br />
*The [[Wikipedia:World Series of Poker|World Series of Poker]] is considered the most important poker tournament, and has lately aired on [[Wikipedia:ESPN|ESPN]].<br />
*The [[Wikipedia:Travel Channel|Travel Channel]] is a cable network which showcases various travel shows and documentaries. One of its most popular programs is the [[Wikipedia:World Poker Tour|World Poker Tour]].<br />
*Kevin DuBrow having a metal face is a reference to Quiet Riot's mascot (not DuBrow), who wore a red straitjacket and a metal hockey mask.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Billy Gibbons|Billy Gibbons]] is the guitarist for the rock band [[Wikipedia:ZZ Top|ZZ Top]] and is famous for his large, bushy beard. "The other one" refers to bassist Dusty Hill, who also has a beard; "not the drummer" refers to Frank Beard, who ironically does not.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Leo Gallagher|Gallagher]] is a comedian famous for his stand-up act in which he smashes watermelons with a sledgehammer. This is also a pun on the popular arcade game [[Wikipedia:Galaga|Galaga]].<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Giblets|Giblets]] are the edible viscera of a fowl. Giblets are commonly used to make [http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1196/gibgravy.html gravy].<br />
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[[Image:thebet.png|thumb|"Oh, CRAP!"]]<br />
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Strong Bad loses a bet with Homestar Runner, and he has to spend a night at the King of Town's castle.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}} (Easter egg)<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]]<br />
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{{Comp|Compy 386}}<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, January 19, 2004<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 2:37<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!<br />
<br />
{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, big money! Big money! And...email!<br />
<br />
''{Reading email}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br /><br />
Do you ever go over to The King of<br /><br />
Town's place for dinner? If so,<br /><br />
what's it like?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Chris<br /><br />
Ann Arbor, Michigan</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad says "Chris Ann Arbor" as though it is the email sender's whole name, and places the stress on the middle syllable of "Michigan", pronouncing it as mish-EE-gan.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''(typing)'' Well, Chris Ann, I hate to admit it but uh, yeah, there was this one time when I went over to The King of Town's castle. Seems I placed a bet with one Homestar Runner some Tuesday night.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar Runner in the field at night.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So, hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on. Let me get this uh-straight: You're betting me that you're cool.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yep, I'm cool.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' And if you're not cool, you have to change your name to... Kevin DuBrow. But if you are cool, I gotta spend the night over at The King of Town's?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's the deal, man. The total deal.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You're goin' down, son.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No ways.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' All right! Let's see you be's cool.<br />
<br />
''{Homestar pulls out a pair of [[Cool Shades|shades]] and slowly puts them on. He pauses a moment for the effect to sink in.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Sup?<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad takes this in.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, crap!!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to The King of Town's castle. Strong Bad rings the doorbell.}''<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Come on in.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{peeks out from behind the door}'' Is the coast clear?<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' The coast is toast!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad comes out from behind the door. He is wearing a big fake beard that seems to be made out of a piece of bark}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, let's get this over with! ''{He takes off the beard and enters.}''<br />
<br />
''{The two walk over to The King of Town's pantry.}''<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' So here's all my foodstuffs. You want some Pork Snagglins? Or a can of Butter-da or anything?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' King, I think that stuff's for automotive use only.<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' It's possible. Ooh! And check it out! This is my 200-pound bag of Awwww Gratin potatoes! It's an '83!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, that sucks. Look, do you have any video games or, like, R-rated movies?<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I have ''a'' video game. It's the stand-up kind even! Like from an arcade.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! Really? Why didn't you say so, you creepy old man? Let's play it!!<br />
<br />
''{The game turns out to be ''Typing Tutor Turbo''.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... never mind.<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' How many WPMs can you get up to? That's words per minute, you know.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You're about to get 175 fists per stomach if I'm not eating ice cream inside of one minute!<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad is narrating as they scarf up "ice style cream." Flavors visible are "choco-gravy" and "maybe mint?"}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So in the end it didn't turn out half bad. I got to eat a crap load of ice cream.<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Want another scoop of casserole flavored?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah! Yeah! Spoon it up! ''{voiceover}'' And I left an open can of mayonnaise in his ventilation ducts. <br />
<br />
''{Cut to a shot from the interior of a duct as Strong Bad puts in a can of "army-style" [[mayonnaise]].}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, and Typing Tutor isn't actually that bad a game if you play it the right way. <br />
<br />
''{Cuts to outside the castle, where Strong Bad is hoisting Typing Tutor over The King of Town's head.}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Get ready for fun!<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{blindfolded}'' I'm ready!<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Compy.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Just goes to show you Chris Ann, big losers are what you make of them. For instance, I'm gonna go make an indentured servant out of Strong Sad. And now, the get up noise. <br />
<br />
''{We hear the Geddup noise as Strong Bad gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
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== Easter Eggs ==<br />
*At the end, click on "losers" to see a commercial for [[The King of Town's Food|Butter-da]].<br />
:''{Cut to a blue screen with a picture of a can of Butter-da next to a picture of the King of Town's face. Some synthesized music is playing.}''<br />
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' They tell me not to, but I still drinks it! ''{The second clause appears at the top in capitals as he says it.}''<br />
:'''DISCLAIMER MAN:''' ''{He mumbles unintelligibly; the words "BUTTER-DA IS NOH HUSH A BUSH PUSH LEOPOLD" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''<br />
*Also at the end, click "them" to see more of Homestar.<br />
:''{Homestar (still in shades) and Marzipan are standing in the field at night.}''<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Sup?<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, quit saying that.<br />
:''{A meteor shoots over Homestar's head}''<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My name's not Homestar. It's Kevin DuBrow.<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' I thought that was if you lost the bet.<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, right. Never mind! 'Sup?<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, that is not cool.<br />
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes, it is. Strong Bad said so.<br />
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, if Strong Bad told you to jump off a bridge—<br />
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{interrupting, forcefully}'' Yes!<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*An [[Wikipedia:Indentured servitude|indentured servant]] is an unfree laborer under contract to work for another person for a specified amount of time. This labor is often unpaid, in return for accommodation, food, other essentials, and/or free passage to a new country. After working for a number of years he or she is released from the contract and free to own land or practice a trade.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*At the loading page of this email, the letters of the word "loading" do not blink.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*The letters of the first few words of the second line of Strong Bad's response are too close together (e.g. the M in "admit" overlaps the D slightly).<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*Strong Bad uses "[[be's]]" when challenging Homestar.<br />
*The King of Town has a lot of [[The King of Town's Food|food]] from previous episodes. There is...<br />
**[[Schenectady Crispies]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] (from [[labor day]])<br />
**"[[Potate]]" Chips (from [[morning routine]])<br />
**[[Fluffy Puff Mayo]] (from [[A Decemberween Pageant]])<br />
**Cocoa Butter (from [[suntan]])<br />
**Animal Phat (from [[suntan]])<br />
*The [[Typing Tutor Turbo]] game plays the same sound that plays when you start [[Revenge of the King]]. This sound, in turn, is based on [[The King of Town DVD]] music.<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*The humor in the phrase "Big money, big money" lies in the fact that this phrase is often used in casinos or game shows, and the email is about a bet.<br />
*"The coast is toast" is the tagline for the movie ''[[imdb:tt0120461|Volcano]]''.<br />
*"Typing Tutor" was a computer game whose purpose, not surprisingly, was to teach people how to type. (The "arcade Typing Tutor" in the email doesn't even have a keyboard; it looks more like a [[Wikipedia:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]] clone but with letters instead of aliens.)<br />
** The letters on the Typing Tutor game are in the same order as the letters on an English-language [[Wikipedia:QWERTY|QWERTY]] keyboard (QWERTY, ASDFGH, ZXCVBN).<br />
**In addition, the "Turbo" may be a reference to some games that use that line, most likely ''[[Wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter 2 Turbo]]''.<br />
* Awww Gratin potatoes is a play on [http://southernfood.about.com/od/potatocasserolerecipes/r/bl30119t.htm "au gratin" potatoes], a dish consisting of thinly sliced potatoes baked with cheese and breadcrumbs.<br />
*Kevin DuBrow was the lead singer of the metal band [[Wikipedia:Quiet Riot|Quiet Riot]]. Although Homestar and Strong Bad pronounce his last name as if it rhymes with "plow," it actually rhymes with "snow."<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
* Although Strong Bad says "And now, the get up noise" in this email, in the email [[geddup noise]], Strong Bad corrects Marc by saying it's called "[[the Geddup Noise]]."<br />
:*Despite calling it the get up noise in this episode, it is later revealed that it is not the original Geddup Noise, but its cousin, Chairscoot. The original Geddup Noise left sometime around the email [[kids' book]].<br />
* Also in [[geddup noise]], the announcer for [[The Show]] called Homestar [[Kevin]], though not necessarily Kevin DuBrow.<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
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=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome back to the World Series of Poker. My name is Strong Bad, accompanied here by Mike Chapman.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Hello there, everyone.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, so Strong Bad's got pocket aces here&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Ooh, pocket&mdash; pocket jacks.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Pocket hooks, we call them<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes. And the turn... Oh, didn't get anything on the turn. Okay, sorry. Uhh, I've been watching a lot of Travel Channel lately.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Or any other&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Or four other networks that play Hold 'em. ''{pause}'' I like this night scene.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I like&mdash; yeah, the moon, uh, with the rings around it's kind of&mdash; kind of nice.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, did you do that?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The crickets? Yeah, I made that.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice work.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Thanks.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Kevin DuBrow, you know&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Who&mdash; Who is that?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' The incomparable.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Who is that?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' He's lead singer for Quiet Riot, Mike.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' He had a metal face.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah ''{laughs}''&mdash; Yeah, that's right.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, he&mdash; What happened was, he shredded so much&mdash; he didn't play the guitar&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;but the guitar shredded so much guitar in front of his face, that it melted off and he had to have it replaced with a metal face.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Speaking of shredded guitars...<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, dressed like, uh, what's his name, Billy Gibbons?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Or that other guy&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ZZ Top, or the other one. Not the drummer, though. So, I mean, who didn't have this experience where, just like, you're going through the directory; mom said you could have somebody spend the night on Friday; none of your ''real'' friends are available, so&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So you have to invite the King of Town over?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So you&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Or you have to invite yourself to the King of Town's house?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, you know&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, but&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' What?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That never happened. I&mdash; I think no one&mdash; that never happened to anyone but you.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on! You had&mdash; you're so desperate, you were like, "I'll hang out with the loser guy."<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' 'Cause you&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Usually they might have a lot of cool toys, or a hot mom. ''{Mike laughs}'' Right? You never did that?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You never did that?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Uh, yeah, I did.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' See, like I'd probably seen through the window the... the... the... silhouette<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' silhouette<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;of an arcade game, and thought, like, "Oh! It's got Gallagher in there," you know?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The comedian?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, you've never played his stand-up game? ''{Mike laughs}'' Breaking watermelons all over the place. ''{Pause}'' That was some good ice cream, though.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Choc&mdash; Mayo Gravy sounds good.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, it was good. And it had giblets. Real Johnson Giblets.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's a good idea right there: putting the mayo in the ventilation duct.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I did that in Art class.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I had teach&mdash; Art teacher didn't like the smell of mayo.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' How long did it take before it really started stinking?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Four years.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Really?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I was&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It seems like mayonnaise would go bad sooner than that.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it did!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' But it didn't smell leftover&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I&mdash; They thought it was ''me''! They blamed it on ''me''!<br />
<br />
===Fun Facts===<br />
*The [[Wikipedia:World Series of Poker|World Series of Poker]] is considered the most important poker tournament, and has lately aired on [[Wikipedia:ESPN|ESPN]].<br />
*The [[Wikipedia:Travel Channel|Travel Channel]] is a cable network which showcases various travel shows and documentaries. One of its most popular programs is the [[Wikipedia:World Poker Tour|World Poker Tour]].<br />
*Kevin DuBrow having a metal face is a reference to Quiet Riot's mascot (not DuBrow), who wore a red straitjacket and a metal hockey mask.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Billy Gibbons|Billy Gibbons]] is the guitarist for the rock band [[Wikipedia:ZZ Top|ZZ Top]] and is famous for his large, bushy beard. "The other one" refers to bassist Dusty Hill, who also has a beard; "not the drummer" refers to Frank Beard, who ironically does not.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Leo Gallagher|Gallagher]] is a comedian famous for his stand-up act in which he smashes watermelons with a sledgehammer. This is also a pun on the popular arcade game [[Wikipedia:Galaga|Galaga]].<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Giblets|Giblets]] are the edible viscera of a fowl. Giblets are commonly used to make [http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1196/gibgravy.html gravy].<br />
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[[Image:sbemail10.PNG|thumb|"Oh Trevor, I pine for you."]]<br />
<br />
Strong Bad shows his emotional side in this touching email when he laments over the apparent death of Trevor (the [[Wikipedia:Vampire|vampire]]). We see just how truly fragile Strong Bad is.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, January 21, 2002<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 1:06<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm totally checking my email. Total, man.<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="short tandy email">Hi strong bad. This is Trevor from Hampden<br /><br />
Maine and I was wondering if you could teach<br /><br />
me how to be as awesome as you. I am a<br /><br />
vampire and</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And what? That's it? I'm a vampire and here's a million dollars...or I'm a vampire and here's your own spaceship... I mean what the f ''{stops typing}'' Oh no, I get it. ''{sadly}'' THEY GOT HIM!!! Somebody stuck him with a stake through the heart! Oh, this is so sad! Oh Trevor, I pine for you.<br />
<br />
''{Fade to black. Strong Bad walks in.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hi, everybody. In memoriam of poor Trevor, let's go back and revisit a few of my favorite Trevor memories.<br />
<br />
''{He turns around and presses a button on a remote control. Static cut to the Tandy showing Trevor's email.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' This is Trevor from Hampden Maine and I was wondering if you could teach me how to be as awesome as you.<br />
<br />
''{Static cut back to Strong Bad in the black scene.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that was great. And who could forget this one?<br />
<br />
''{He turns around and clicks the remote again. Static cut back to the Tandy, email still on screen.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' I am a vampire and... ''{typing}'' And what? That's it?<br />
<br />
''{Static cut back to Strong Bad in the black scene.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, we sure had some great times Trevor. ''{leaves quickly}''<br />
<br />
''{Fade to the Tandy, which displays the following message:}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="short tandy email" style="background-image:none; text-align:center"><br /><br />
In Memoriam<br /><br />
-Trevor-</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'm gonna miss you, bro.<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This is the first email featuring Strong Bad's [[spaceship]] obsession, continued in [[credit card]], [[CGNU]], [[space program]] and most recently in [[Drive-Thru]].<br />
*This was the oldest email ever to become a [[Podstar Runner]] podcast. The summary read, "Strong Bad gets an email from a vampire and realizes the horrible truth. Short but classic action!"<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*When we cut away from the Tandy, the contrast buttons are still clickable (though not visible), and only in the last cutaway will they affect the Tandy's display when clicked on.<br />
*When Strong Bad shakes his head, his mask extends beyond his head on the left side.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*The remote control Strong Bad uses is the same remote used with the [[Telebision]].<br />
*Strong Bad typing "what the f" is another instance of [[swears|swearing]].<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward===<br />
*The line "I pine for you!" later appears in the game [[TROGDOR!]].<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail10.html|watch "trevor the vampire"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail10.swf|view the Flash file for "trevor the vampire"]]<br />
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[[Image:sbemail29.PNG|thumb|"STINY! Get me a danish!"]]<br />
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Stiny asks why Strong Bad's name doesn't end in "man."<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Badman}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, May 27, 2002<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 1:08<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' All these...emails...I don't understand.<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong bad:<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Why is it that your superhero name does not end <br /><br />
in "man" just like Superman, Spiderman. etc, etc...<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Your friend<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Stiny</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad reads the name as "Stiny?!"}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm... ''{typing}'' I don't think you're in a very good position to be criticizing people's names, STINY!! I mean, what kind of a name is Stiny anyways? It sounds like some supervillain's little sidekick, that he's always ordering around you know. ''{stops typing}'' Like, "STINY! GET ME A DANISH!!" <br />
<br />
''{An image with Strong Bad drawn as Strong Badman accompanies this.}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Or "STINY! WHO SPILLED COFFEE ALL OVER THE PLANS FOR MY DEATH RAY?!" <br />
<br />
''{Another image of Strong Badman accompanies this.}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Stiny... ''{clears screen, resumes typing}'' Naw, you know what? I'll change my name to Strong Badman if you agree to be my sidekick: Li'l Stiny. And you can wear a little mask and a little cape...<br />
<br />
''{The camera zooms back and we see The Cheat appear wearing a mask covering his eyes and a little cape.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey The Cheat... Er, just doing an email.<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat sounds}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' What? No! Of course you're still my sidekick!<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{more The Cheat sounds, slightly annoyed}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, that cape looks great on you. Look, I was speaking hypothetically.<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{irritated The Cheat sounds}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh come on, don't give me that!<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{loud, angry, The Cheat sounds}''<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat walks away angrily.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheat! <br />
<br />
''{A "Strong Badman" comic book appears on the screen with a picture of Strong Badman drawn on it (see above). On the bottom of the page, there's a blurb that reads "CLICK '''HERE''' TO EMAIL STRONG BAD!!" Click on the text to email him.}''<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*A [[Wikipedia:Danish pastry|Danish pastry]] (or danish) is a sweet pastry which has become a specialty of Denmark and is popular throughout the industrialized world, although the form these pastries take is significantly different from country to country.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:Strong badmans death ray.PNG|thumb|260px|Strong Badman's death ray plans]]<br />
*For the first time, [[The Paper]] doesn't come down at the end of this email. Instead, the "Click here to Email Strong Bad" is on the comic.<br />
*The [[No Loafing Sign]] looks different in this email.<br />
*Strong Badman's deathray plans have "asdasdkuahs gfjdgd df956 4564-45" written in the corner.<br />
*In the list of superhero names, [[Wikipedia:Spider-Man|Spider-Man]] is misspelled as "Spiderman", which is a common mistake.<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
<br />
*Strong Bad's [[Floppy Disk Container#blank 5.25 inch disks|floppies]] don't have a name.<br />
*Even though Strong Bad says that Strong Badman is a "supervillain," he gets his name on the comic. This is probably due to the fact that when Strong Bad Emails first started, Strong Bad was still considered the villain of the Homestar universe.<br />
*Strong Bad leaves off a comma before "you know."<br />
*In the Strong Badman frame that has him saying "STINY! Get me a Danish!!", his boots appear straight along with his tight pants (like Strong Bad wears his own boots); in the comic book cover though, the top parts of his boots appear folded down, like [[Wikipedia:Captain America|Captain America]]'s boots.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*When we cut out to The Cheat wearing the cape and mask, there are no contrast buttons on the Tandy 400.<br />
<br />
===Real-World References===<br />
*[[Cheap as Free]] Comics has the same logo style as most early '90s [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel comics]], including a character in the top left corner, price and issue number, [[Wikipedia:Comics Code Authority|Comics Code Authority]] symbol, and a face (usually that of Spider-Man's) in the bottom left hand corner.<br />
*"All these...emails...I don't understand," is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Elton John|Elton John]] classic [[Wikipedia:Rocket Man|"Rocket Man"]] (another "-man" name), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxMTRmnc54Y as performed by] [[Wikipedia:William Shatner|William Shatner]] at the 1978 Science Fiction Awards (as mentioned in the DVD commentary). One line of the song is, "All this science I don't understand..."<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward=== <br />
*[[Strong Badman]] comics would be featured again in later emails.<br />
*The Cheat's question about his costume is used later in the Easter Egg in [[cheat talk]].<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{mumbling}'' I don't understand...<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' That's a reference to Shatner performing "Rocket Man"—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's true.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' —at the 1981 Science Fiction...<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Science Fiction Awards, yes.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Video Awards or whatever. Um, so ''this'' one, it was great. We, um... I remember, we finished this, we worked on it some at my Uncle John's house in Winnemac, Indiana.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Some at Grandpa's.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' And we finished it up.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Aunt Dean's old room.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' In Aunt Dean's old room, and there was nothing there. We could wax the floor that day. So it's this room with this old, that old, like, 2 inch thick wallpaper. And, uh, with some pink print.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Pink flowers, yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah. And, just, we brought a TV tray and finished it on this laptop that kept crashing Flash 5. It took us forever to finish it. And, uh, did we, I wonder if you have that picture somewhere, 'cause I remember you took a picture—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think I do.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' —'cause we were going to make it look like, the uh, say this is our office. Just this giant, empty old—old lady's room with me and Mike. The laptop. How about those white circles The Cheat has for eyes?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Is that the first No Loafing sign?<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Uh, maybe.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I dunno.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I don't know if Processing—was Processing around yet?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Uh, yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' 'Cause I think that's where it first appeared.<br />
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=== Fun Facts ===<br />
*Matt's talk of processing is a reference to the [[Email Processing Room]] (where, incidentally, the No Loafing sign does ''not'' make an appearance, though there is a similar sign reading "GET BACK TO WORK!"). It also appeared after this email.<br />
*William Shatner actually performed "Rocketman" at the 1978 Sci-Fi awards, not 1981.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail29.html|watch "superhero name"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail29.swf|view the Flash file for "superhero name"]]<br />
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[[Image:sbemail21.PNG|thumb|"...or maybe a cloud that looked like a bird. You know, like a bird cloud."]]<br />
<br />
Geroge writes in to ask Strong Bad to do a cartoon with only him in it, with a voiceover commentary. We also learn a valuable lesson; "Too much of a good thing is an awesome thing. But too much of an awesome thing is...umm...really, really dumb and bad."<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]]<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, April 8, 2002<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 1:45<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' This episode, Strong Bad checks his email.<br />
<br />
''{reading}''<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email">dear mr bad<br /><br />
make a cartoon with only u in it and then <br /><br />
just u do the commentary<br /><br />
crapful<br /><br />
geroge</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad pronounces "geroge" literally, as in "gee-roje" with a hard G}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, no way, Geroge ''{same as before}''. We tried that once. Trust me, man. Bad idea.<br />
<br />
''{The scene changes and we see Strong Bad standing in The Field. He hears a bird singing and he looks up and around.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Umm... so this is another part where it's just me. And I'm kinda standing around. You know, just standing. I guess I don't do very much. ''{Strong Bad scratches his head}'' No wait, I just scratched my head. Yeah, I remember that part. I totally had to scratch my head then, man. I can't remember exactly what I was looking at there. Er, I think it was like a bird, or maybe a cloud that looked like a bird. You know, like a bird cloud.<br />
<br />
''{The scene changes back to Strong Bad sitting in front of the computer.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I dunno. That wasn't so bad actually. You know its <!--sic--> like, All Strong Bad, All the Time! But you know what they say, "Too much of a good thing is an awesome thing. But too much of an awesome thing is...umm...really, really dumb and bad." ''{stops typing}'' All right, so until next time send me a little email and I'll give you a little crap. <br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So, this is where I just finished checking my email and I'm just kinda sitting there. You know, I...I think I was probably staring at my computer screen. You know, watching those green lines go by. I'd be like "Whoa, check at these green lines!" You know, they just keep going. ''{His eyes turn to green hypnotic circles and his head sways a little.}'' Those things could hypnotize you, man. If you watch them long enough. ''{His head drops to the keyboard.}'' Oh, see! There I go.<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This is the first e-mail where The Paper reads "Click here to e-mail strong bad strongbad@homestarrunner.com" instead of just "Click here to e-mail strong bad."<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*When Strong Bad's head hits the keyboard, nothing changes on screen.<br />
*It's strange that Strong Bad says he shouldn't have his own cartoon, since the majority of the previous emails have had only him as a character.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*Strong Bad did not put an apostrophe in the "it's" in the "You know its like, All Strong Bad, All the Time" part of his reply.<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*Strong Bad receives another email signed with the word [[Crapfully Yours|crap]].<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward===<br />
*Strong Bad gets hypnotized again in [[what I want]].<br />
<br />
== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version adds a hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Strong Bad]])<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes email 21!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So, I'm here again with Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hi Mike!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' How's it goin'?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Pretty good.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So, um... We're going to have you do—this will be, like, uh, three layers of commentary on this.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes, yes.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It might be hard to understand with so many Strong Bad voices going on.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Well I'm not talking in this part—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yes you are.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm talking ''over'' the talking. I ju- I remember doing the commentary for this part, watching myself, and I was looking around, you know, and my head looked really weird, 'cause you weren't very good at Flash yet. And, uh, I tippy-tapped... I was totally tippy-tappin' the toes... It ''was'' a bird cloud.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' You—<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I remember now.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' You remember now.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' After all this time, I had a—a regression hypno-therapies, and it was, just, it—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Everything that—<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Clearly'' a bird cloud.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Was there anything you remembered from your hypno-therapy?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' From your past?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' What else?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Do you remember what the "R" in "routine" stands for?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I did ''{angry}'' until you just said it, I did!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh, and now you forgot?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I for—aww, but if you hadn't brought it up, I'd have totally just said that.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I... well...<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Man.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So is this when you got the hypno-therapy right here? 'Cause it looks like, here in a second, you start to get hypnotized.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' No, but they did the same thing! They made me look at an old Apple monitor.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Uh, yeah.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So this is me at the end of the email lookin' at the end of the email ''{starts speeding up}'' lookin' at the end of the email lookin' at the end of the email lookin' at—oh no! I've been through the time warp! Mike! It's yesterday!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs a little}'' Oh really?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh no! We're working on an email or something, I don't remember! Ohh... I hit the cheese.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Hit the cheese.<br />
<br />
=== Fun Facts ===<br />
*Mike asking Strong Bad what the "R" in "routine" stands for is a reference to [[morning routine]].<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail21.html|watch "cartoon"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail21.swf|view the Flash file for "cartoon"]]<br />
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[[Image:sbemail18.PNG|thumb|Lil' Strong Bad needs to invest in a belt.]]<br />
<br />
Joe P. asks Strong Bad if he has ever done any stand-up comedy.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[Lil' Strong Bad]]<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Stages|The Stage]]<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, March 18, 2002<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 1:27<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Something has compelled me to check my email.<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email">dear strong bad,<br /><br />
ur a real, funy guy. have you ever done any <br /><br />
stand up comidic stuff?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
crapfully crappy,<br /><br />
joe p.</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{He pronounces the first sentence as it's spelled: "Urr a real fewney guy." He also pronounces "comidic" as spelled and "joe p." as "Jopy".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' What? No. No. No. I mean, no. Never. No. What? No. ''{leaves computer}''<br />
<br />
''{Strong Sad sticks his head in the scene. Computer blurs out of focus.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' Psst. Come with me. ''{leaves computer}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Sad's room, now with a [[Telebision]]. He walks in, carrying a video tape marked "S.B. Talent Show" and inserts it into his old-fashioned wooden VCR. The video shows a younger-looking Coach Z with a huge afro and mustache on-stage talking into a microphone.}''<br />
<br />
'''COACH Z:''' Once again, thank you to little Marzipan and her wonderful clogging. Okay, so up next we got the comedy stylings of little <!--he says "little," not "Lil'," so it's a lowercase adjective here--> Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
''{Coach Z walks off stage as Lil' Strong Bad walks on from the left to general applause. He lowers the microphone.}''<br />
<br />
'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Thank you Coach Z, ''{pause}'' for not patting my butt. ''{audience laughs}'' Good evening, ladies and germs. Um... How about this cafeteria food? Is it cardboard or is it pizza? ''{more audience laughs, though less pronounced; Lil' Strong Bad looks uneasy}'' You know, 'cause it...tastes bad. Um... What about that one...that joke... Coach Z's hair is funny looking. Don't you guys think? 'Cause it's big... He has really big hair...<br />
<br />
''{Lil' Strong Bad's pants fall down. He looks down at them as the audience laughs.}''<br />
<br />
'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Oh no!<br />
<br />
''{Lil' Strong Bad starts running offstage, but falls down just as he reaches the edge of the screen. The screen goes blank. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This is the first email in which Strong Bad is seen [[Strong Bad Wearing a Shirt|with a shirt on]].<br />
*This is the first email showing [[Lil' Strong Bad]].<br />
*This is the first time Strong Bad's legs are shown without [[pants]].<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*[[The VCR]] is made by Totaltronics.<br />
*Lil' Strong Bad doesn't have the highlights in his eyes that the older Strong Bad does.<br />
*When the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] blurs out, the green lines on its screen stop moving.<br />
*Strong Sad shows us this tape on his own TV/VCR in [[Strong Sad's Room|his room]]. Note the purple walls. [[Strong Bad's basement]] has red wallpaper. While the TV is identical, Strong Bad's VCR is not nearly so retro.<br />
*[[Marzipan]] is able to clog dance, despite her lack of legs.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*If you change the contrast to anything but black, it will change back to black when Strong Sad steps in front of the Tandy, and back to whatever color you had when he moves away.<br />
*When Lil' Strong Bad runs away screaming "Oh no!", his mouth doesn't move.<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*Strong Bad receives another email signed with the word [[Crapfully Yours|crapfully]].<br />
*Strong Sad's [[Telebision]] is the same as the one used in the [[Old Telebision Toons Menu]].<br />
*This is another mention of [[pizza]].<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward===<br />
*In [[highschool]], Strong Bad's "middle school" flashback shows that he, Coach Z, Strong Sad, The Poopsmith and Pom Pom were all roughly the same age. However, Strong Sad's video in this email shows Coach Z as an adult while Strong Bad was still a little kid. The discrepancy can probably be explained by Strong Bad's "extremely unphotographic" memory.<br />
*Lil' Strong Bad is wearing underwear in this email. In [[New Boots]], Strong Bad says he doesn't wear "underwears."<br />
**Strong Bad wears briefs again on [[Main Page 24]].<br />
*Strong Bad does do more stand-up in [[theme song]] (at least in a fantasy sequence).<br />
*Coach Z is shown with an afro and mustache in [[record book]], [[what I want]], and [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].<br />
<br />
== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So... here's another email that we made.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' On our wed— ''{trips over his own tongue}'' wedthighs. It's, uh... I remember thinking how ambitious it was at the time.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It ''is'' ambitious for—<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Not only do we cut away... Um... Ahhh... Yeah... What?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' We've got a rack focus right here. Oooh, blurry monitor.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' That's the old Strong Bad mouth, though. That's not very good. I remember this, that VCR was pretty complicated—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's Strong Sad.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' S—what'd I say?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Strong ''Bad''. Strong Bad's the one with the ''red'' face.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' The tracking is amazing. Mike did that tracking and that little rainbow effect.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we used that a lot of times.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah, 'cause it's so good. Nobody ever-<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Hold up!<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' —Why are people not as concerned with Coach Z with the fro and mustache?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, no one cared.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I think it's great! And little <!--someone double-check the pronunciation here--> Strong Bad, he's wearing a—that's not a tuxedo, Mike, it's one of those tuxedo T-shirts.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Like...the kind that Mark Cohen used to have.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah. And if you, uh, look, he's wearing—he's got elastic waistband pants, khaki pants.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Garanimals.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Garanimals. Yep, that's the stage from our elementary school, from [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~vanderlyn/ Vanderlyn Elementary School], which we later make even more obvious in a Christmas cartoon.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yes.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Oooh! So this is also the only other time we reveal that Strong Bad actually has, like, legs, like flesh— flesh legs.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah.<br />
<br />
=== Fun Facts ===<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Garanimals|Garanimals]] is a line of children's clothing manufactured by Garan Incorporated.<br />
*A [[Wikipedia:Racking focus|rack focus]] involves shifting the attention of the viewer from one part of the scene to another by changing the focus of the lens.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail18.html|watch "stand-up"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail18.swf|view the Flash file for "stand-up"]]<br />
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[[Image:sbemail18.PNG|thumb|Lil' Strong Bad needs to invest in a belt.]]<br />
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Joe P. asks Strong Bad if he has ever done any stand-up comedy.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[Lil' Strong Bad]]<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Stages|The Stage]]<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, March 18, 2002<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 1:27<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Something has compelled me to check my email.<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email">dear strong bad,<br /><br />
ur a real, funy guy. have you ever done any <br /><br />
stand up comidic stuff?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
crapfully crappy,<br /><br />
joe p.</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{He pronounces the first sentence as it's spelled: "Urr a real fewney guy." He also pronounces "comidic" as spelled and "joe p." as "Jopy".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' What? No. No. No. I mean, no. Never. No. What? No. ''{leaves computer}''<br />
<br />
''{Strong Sad sticks his head in the scene. Computer blurs out of focus.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' Psst. Come with me. ''{leaves computer}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Sad's room, now with a [[Telebision]]. He walks in, carrying a video tape marked "S.B. Talent Show" and inserts it into his old-fashioned wooden VCR. The video shows a younger-looking Coach Z with a huge afro and mustache on-stage talking into a microphone.}''<br />
<br />
'''COACH Z:''' Once again, thank you to little Marzipan and her wonderful clogging. Okay, so up next we got the comedy stylings of little <!--he says "little," not "Lil'," so it's a lowercase adjective here--> Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
''{Coach Z walks off stage as Lil' Strong Bad walks on from the left to general applause. He lowers the microphone.}''<br />
<br />
'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Thank you Coach Z, ''{pause}'' for not patting my butt. ''{audience laughs}'' Good evening, ladies and germs. Um... How about this cafeteria food? Is it cardboard or is it pizza? ''{more audience laughs, though less pronounced; Lil' Strong Bad looks uneasy}'' You know, 'cause it...tastes bad. Um... What about that one...that joke... Coach Z's hair is funny looking. Don't you guys think? 'Cause it's big... He has really big hair...<br />
<br />
''{Lil' Strong Bad's pants fall down. He looks down at them as the audience laughs.}''<br />
<br />
'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Oh no!<br />
<br />
''{Lil' Strong Bad starts running offstage, but falls down just as he reaches the edge of the screen. The screen goes blank. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This is the first email in which Strong Bad is seen [[Strong Bad Wearing a Shirt|with a shirt on]].<br />
*This is the first email showing [[Lil' Strong Bad]].<br />
*This is the first time Strong Bad's legs are shown without [[pants]].<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*[[The VCR]] is made by Totaltronics.<br />
*Lil' Strong Bad doesn't have the highlights in his eyes that the older Strong Bad does.<br />
*When the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] blurs out, the green lines on its screen stop moving.<br />
*Strong Sad shows us this tape on his own TV/VCR in [[Strong Sad's Room|his room]]. Note the purple walls. [[Strong Bad's basement]] has red wallpaper. While the TV is identical, Strong Bad's VCR is not nearly so retro.<br />
*[[Marzipan]] is able to clog dance, despite her lack of legs.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*If you change the contrast to anything but black, it will change back to black when Strong Sad steps in front of the Tandy, and back to whatever color you had when he moves away.<br />
*When Lil' Strong Bad runs away screaming "Oh no!", his mouth doesn't move.<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*Strong Bad receives another email signed with the word [[Crapfully Yours|crapfully]].<br />
*Strong Sad's [[Telebision]] is the same as the one used in the [[Old Telebision Toons Menu]].<br />
*This is another mention of [[pizza]].<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward===<br />
*In [[highschool]], Strong Bad's "middle school" flashback shows that he, Coach Z, Strong Sad, The Poopsmith and Pom Pom were all roughly the same age. However, Strong Sad's video in this email shows Coach Z as an adult while Strong Bad was still a little kid. The discrepancy can probably be explained by Strong Bad's "extremely unphotographic" memory.<br />
*Lil' Strong Bad is wearing underwear in this email. In [[New Boots]], Strong Bad says he doesn't wear "underwears."<br />
**Strong Bad wears briefs again on [[Main Page 24]].<br />
*Strong Bad does do more stand-up in [[theme song]] (at least in a fantasy sequence).<br />
*Coach Z is shown with an afro and mustache in [[record book]], [[what I want]], and [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].<br />
<br />
== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So... here's another email that we made.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' On our wed— ''{trips over his own tongue}'' wedthighs. It's, uh... I remember thinking how ambitious it was at the time.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It ''is'' ambitious for—<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Not only do we cut away... Um... Ahhh... Yeah... What?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' We've got a rack focus right here. Oooh, blurry monitor.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' That's the old Strong Bad mouth, though. That's not very good. I remember this, that VCR was pretty complicated—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's Strong Sad.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' S—what'd I say?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Strong ''Bad''. Strong Bad's the one with the ''red'' face.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' The tracking is amazing. Mike did that tracking and that little rainbow effect.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we used that a lot of times.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah, 'cause it's so good. Nobody ever-<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Hold up!<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' —Why are people not as concerned with Coach Z with the fro and mustache?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, no one cared.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I think it's great! And little <!--someone double-check the pronunciation here--> Strong Bad, he's wearing a—that's not a tuxedo, Mike, it's one of those tuxedo T-shirts.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Like...the kind that Mark Cohen used to have.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah. And if you, uh, look, he's wearing—he's got elastic waistband pants, khaki pants.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Garanimals.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Garanimals. Yep, that's the stage from our elementary school, from [http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~vanderlyn/ Vanderlyn Elementary School], which we later make even more obvious in a Christmas cartoon.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yes.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Oooh! So this is also the only other time we reveal that Strong Bad actually has, like, legs, like flesh— flesh legs.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah.<br />
<br />
=== Fun Facts ===<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Garanimals]] is a line of children's clothing manufactured by Garan Incorporated.<br />
*A [[Wikipedia:Racking focus|rack focus]] involves shifting the attention of the viewer from one part of the scene to another by changing the focus of the lens.<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail18.html|watch "stand-up"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail18.swf|view the Flash file for "stand-up"]]<br />
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[[Image:sbemail11.PNG|thumb|"Aaaah, my kingdom continues to flourish."]]<br />
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When Mike wonders why Strong Bad doesn't rule the world, Strong Bad brings [[Strong Badia]] to the public eye for the first time.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]]<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, January 28, 2002<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 0:40<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{muttering}'' Email, grumble grumble, email, grumble... ''{stops muttering}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="short tandy email">If you are so evil, how come you don't rule<br /><br />
the world or at least some kind of field?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Mike, UK</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad pronounces UK as "uck"}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you talking about, Mike, UK? ''{pronounces UK as "uck" again}'' I mean I've totally ruled that field out behind the&mdash; <br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Badia. It is windy and has a gray sky. A blue can rolls past.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' &mdash;dumpsters since like diaper school, man.<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad appears and holds his arm up proudly.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Aaaah, my kingdom continues to flourish. Uh, carry on, everyone.<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat appears from behind the white fence and approaches the tire.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! The Cheat! What, you wanna get banished? Don't touch that!<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' What're you standing around for, man? Don't you have, like, some of my bidding to do?<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This is the first Strong Bad Email in which The Cheat appears.<br />
*This is the first appearance of [[Strong Badia]].<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*The back button is on the right side of the screen instead of on the left side of the screen.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*When the Paper comes down, its shadow is right behind it as if it were right in front of a flat picture.<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward===<br />
<br />
*Here we see Strong Bad warn The Cheat not to touch the tire. Later, in [[date]], we see what security measures Strong Bad employs to prevent this from happening.<br />
*In [[colonization]], Strong Bad reuses the phrase "out behind the dumpsters" in reference to Strong Badia.<br />
<br />
== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Strong Bad]])<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Dun dun DUUUN!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' OK, so I've been joined in the commentary booth by Strong Bad—<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Mr. SuTo.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Mr. SuTo, apparently, is his new name, so—<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Supreme Total. It's the shortness for Supreme Total.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh, SuTo. Mr. SuTo.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Mr. Supreme Total Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Remember when it used to be windy in Strong Badia all the time?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' And the sky was always gray.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. <br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The sky's sometimes still gray—<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Not anymore! Now—now that I've taken over, things have—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Brightened up.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. This is before I had the Bear-Shark. I just had verbally—to verbally abuse The Cheat. This a ''short'' email!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, get outta here.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' OK, I'm outta here!<br />
<br />
=== Fun Facts ===<br />
*Strong Bad references the [[Bear-Shark]].<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail11.html|watch "i rule"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail11.swf|view the Flash file for "i rule"]]<br />
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[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] [[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Marzipan_and_The_Cheat%27s_RelationshipMarzipan and The Cheat's Relationship2007-11-26T23:07:50Z<p>Homestar Coder: Reverted edits by 205.188.116.17 (Talk); changed back to last version by Bad Bad Guy</p>
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Although [[Marzipan]] is officially [[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship|the girlfriend]] of [[Homestar Runner]], she has occasionally '''expressed interest in [[The Cheat]].''' The Cheat also expresses interest in her. These moments have varied greatly from assumably strictly business (they perform together, he makes music videos of her, etc.) to subtle hints of romance, which have culminated into Marzipan and The Cheat going on two dates. The Cheat and Marzipan also occasionally express displeasure for each other. Apparently, The Cheat does not love Marzipan strongly enough to deny [[Strong Bad]] assistance in tormenting her.<br />
<br />
==Marzipan and The Cheat flirting==<br />
*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] &mdash; One line turns the original winning phrase from [[Homestar Talker]] into "Who's [[Making Out|making out]] with Marzipan? The Cheat. The Cheat."<br />
*Email [[mile]] &mdash; [[Powered by The Cheat]] Marzipan has a thought balloon reading "I &hearts; that Cheat."<br />
*[[Happy Fireworks]] &mdash; [[Cardboard Marzipan]] asks The Cheat if he wants to go on a "secret hot date" after [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|his head explodes]].<br />
*Email [[do over]] &mdash; An Easter egg shows Marzipan with The Cheat dressed as Homestar and covered in lipstick kisses.<br />
*[[Date Nite]] &mdash; Marzipan and The Cheat go on a "hot date" to [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's L'est Stand]] and a [[The Stone Bridge|stone bridge]].<br />
<br />
==Marzipan and The Cheat working together==<br />
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] &mdash; In one scene that appears to parody old romantic movies, Marzipan as an [[The Angel|angel]] must bid farewell to The Cheat as [[The Popular Vote]].<br />
*Email [[marzipan]] and [[Seasonal Sweaters]] &mdash; The Cheat makes Marzipan a music video of herself.<br />
*[[Cool Things]] &mdash; The Cheat joins Marzipan's band called [[Cool Tapes]] along with [[Strong Mad]]. <br />
**The band later makes an appearance in [[Weclome Back]].<br />
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]] &mdash; The Cheat uses Marzipan's [[PhoneTime XL8]] to record a demo of [[The King of Town]]'s new jam.<br />
<br />
==Marzipan and The Cheat in conflict==<br />
*[[The Reddest Radish]] &mdash; The Cheat distracts Marzipan so Strong Bad can steal one of her radishes.<br />
*Email [[origins]] &mdash; The Cheat helps Strong Bad graffiti Marzipan.<br />
*Email [[lady...ing]] &mdash; When The Cheat enters, Marzipan complains that it smells like a garage with a litter box.<br />
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; Marzipan accidentally offends The Cheat while attempting to speak a language similar to his.<br />
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] &mdash; The Cheatsaurus attacks PBTC Marzipan (as well as Homestar and Strong Bad) with fire breath.<br />
*[[Date Nite]] &mdash; Marzipan decides she can't go out with The Cheat anymore after he admits he has been declawed.<br />
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[[Image:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The beginning of an era.]]<br />
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This email was the first Strong Bad Email to appear on the site. Strong Bad answers an email from Abdi LaRue from San Diego, California, who asks if Strong Bad takes off his mask and boxing gloves before he goes to bed.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]<br />
<br />
{{Comp|Tandy 400}}<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' 2001<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 0:45<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!<br />
<br />
{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, types 'run "strongbad's__email"'}'' Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad.<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing<br /><br />
gloves off before you go to bed?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Sincerely,<br /><br />
Abdi LaRue<br /><br />
San Diego, CA</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Well, that's a stupid question, Abdi. Do you take off your face and hands before you go to bed? And if so, are you some kind of robot? And if so, what kind of powers do you have? Do you use them for good, or for awesome? Would you like to join forces? I just happen to be the greatest criminal mind of our time. ''{types "—Strong Bad" and then stops typing}'' Okay, until next time. Keep sending me your questions, and I will make fun of you... I mean, answer them.<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This is the first appearance of [[The Paper]].<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*Strong Bad types "before you got to bed" when he says "before you go to bed".<br />
*After Strong Bad finishes typing a sentence, the typing sound is still played but no letters appear on the screen.<br />
<br />
===Fixed Goofs===<br />
*When Strong Bad typed "and if so, what kind of powers do you have?", the word "what" would not appear.<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*When Strong Bad says, "Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad," it is very similar to a line he says in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], "Who is the guy that wins all the contests? That's me, Strong Baaad."<br />
<br />
===Real-World References===<br />
*The phrase "the greatest criminal mind of our time" could be taken from "[[Wikipedia:Superman: The Movie|Superman: The Movie]]," where [[Wikipedia:Lex Luthor|Lex Luthor]] ([[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]]) refers to himself with said phrase.<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward===<br />
*"For good or for awesome" is a suggested band name in [[band names]].<br />
*This email comes up on Strong Bad's computer as a gag in [[flashback]].<br />
*Abdi is one of the email senders Strong Bad and [[Bubs]] play with in some kind of card game during one of [[pom pom]]'s Easter eggs.<br />
*In [[the chair]] Strong Bad once again explains that the wrestling mask is his face, and then proceeds to take it off anyway.<br />
*A short clip of this email is seen in [[Accent]].<br />
<br />
== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version has an Easter egg. If you click on the hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the Tandy 400's screen at the end of the email, you'll receive an [[ASCII art]] rendering of a robot.<br />
*The typing sound effect was changed.<br />
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Hey! It's Mike and Matt!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary on the first Strong Bad Email we ever made! It's called... ''{pause}'' Some Kinda Robot.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' In—Invisibility.<br />
<br />
''{Mike laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' The Basics.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So this, of course, is back when you could see Strong Bad's mouth, when we would animate his mouth.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' And didn't his head didn—<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' His head didn't shake.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' His head didn't shake around violently.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So at some point, we thought that it would be quicker if we put his hea—the foreground head over the mouth...and, uh, just shake his head around, which now takes ''way'' longer than it ever took to just make his mouth move.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I think that's right. And Abdi LaRue was— this was from before we started doing this, we sent out, was it a fan list?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah, the few, just the 10 people who had ever emailed us.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The email's almost over!<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Good grief!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Abdi!<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Thanks, Abdi!<br />
<br />
=== Fun Facts ===<br />
* [[invisibility]] and [[the basics]] are the names of two later emails.<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail1.html|watch "some kinda robot"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail1.swf|view the Flash file for "some kinda robot"]]<br />
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{{Strong Bad Email}}<br />
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''This is about the DVD set. For the actual emails, see [[Strong Bad Emails]].''<br />
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="225" style="margin-left:3px;float:right;"<br />
!align="center" bgcolor="#ffa500" colspan="3"|''strongbad_email.exe''<br />
|-<br />
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:DVD_SBemails_3DiscBoxSet.jpg|220px|]]<br />
|-<br />
!align="center" bgcolor="#ffa500" colspan="3"|''DVD featuring Strong Bad Emails 1-160''<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|Discs<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]] | [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|Disc 2]] | [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|Disc 3]] | [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Disc 4]] | [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc 5]]<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|Released<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|November 9, 2004 (discs&nbsp;1&ndash;3)<br>July&nbsp;25, 2005 (disc&nbsp;4)<br>June&nbsp;5, 2007 (disc&nbsp;5)<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Wikipedia:DVD_region_code#Region_codes_and_countries|Region]]<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|0 - NTSC format<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|DVD authoring and encoding<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Ryan Sterritt]]<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|Video footage and editing<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Ryan Sterritt. Mixed by Russ T. at Ruby Red Productions<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|DVD cover design<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Craig Zobel]]<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|3-D animation<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Ryan Bradley]], [[Jacob Slutsky]], and [[Ted Kotsaftis]].<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|Music <br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Y-O-U]] (karaoke), [[They Might Be Giants]] ([[different town]])<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|Producers<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[The Brothers Chaps]]<br />
|-<br />
!align="left" valign="top"|The Brothers Chaps' thanks<br />
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Willem Hartong]], [[The Future Animators of the Future]], [[Randy Dudley]] and [http://www.planetstudio.com/main.asp Planet Studio].<br />
|}<br />
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'''''strongbad_email.exe''''' is the first [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] DVD series. It is sold as a 3-disc box set with Discs 4 and 5 sold separately.<br />
<br />
== Disc Contents ==<br />
*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 1-50 ([[some kinda robot]] through [[50 emails]]), three new, never-before-seen emails ([[Greeting Cards]], [[E-mail Birds]] and [[Videro Games]]), the first seventeen [[Scroll Button Songs (video)|Scroll Button Songs]], the first 100 [[Email Intros]], and the unfinished [[Toon]], [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]].<br />
*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|Disc 2]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 51-80 ([[website]] through [[stunt double]]), four [[KaraokeFun|karaoke music videos]], and a video of [[Gary Palaroncini|Gary]] playing [[The Cheatar]].<br />
*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|Disc 3]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 81-100 ([[date]] through [[flashback]]), [[Some Puppet Stuff]], and various behind-the-scenes footage, with [[Sample of Style]], [[Making of Email 100]], [[Sketchbook (video)|Sketchbook]], [[3D Menu Screen Tests]], [[Day at the Park]], and [[Some Extras]].<br />
*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Disc 4]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 101-130 ([[car]] through [[do over]]), one previously unreleased email ([[Family Resemble<!--sic; we know this is misspelled-->nce]]), two karaoke videos, some puppet stuff, with [[Real-Live E-Mails]], [[Puppets on the Road]], [[Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes]], as well as [[Sample of Style Too]] and [[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]]. It is sold separately from the first three discs.<br />
*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc 5]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 131-160 ([[boring (really)]] through [[coloring]]), commentaries on every email, one previously unreleased email ([[Accent]]), the next 60 [[Email Intros, Part Two|Email Intros]] (post-100), [[160 Seconds]], [[Sbemail 150?!?|Sbemail 149.5]], [[Lappynapped!]], an [[Space Program Alternate Take|alternate version]] of a scene from [[Space Program]], and [[alternate universe song video|a video]] of [[Matt Chapman]] singing. It is sold separately from the first four discs.<br />
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== Artwork ==<br />
See artwork at [[strongbad_email.exe DVD Artwork]].<br />
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== Easter Eggs ==<br />
*Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:<br />
**Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. Not all emails have them.<br />
**Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that can appear when you click on different things ''during'' the emails.<br />
**Secret menu options: Once the email is over, you can press down from "Next" to find a hidden menu option&mdash;a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head. (You typically have to press down several times to find the hidden icon.) Sometimes there are secret options hidden under "Again," "Main," or "Next," and sometimes you have to browse around (left/right) from other hidden options to find them all. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the [[Strong Bad Email]] articles.<br />
*Each menu has a secret Easter egg viewable after a short period of time.<br />
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==Fun Facts==<br />
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===Explanations===<br />
*.exe is a file extension meaning "executable." An executable file contains code for a program and "executes" in an operating system. .exe files are used in [[Wikipedia:Disk Operating System|DOS]] (e.g., "Peasants_Quest.exe" ran the [[Peasant's Quest]] program) and Microsoft Windows, but not on a Macintosh computer (which [[The Cheat]] uses). Specifically, "strongbad_email.exe" is what Strong Bad types on his computer to begin nearly every email, except for [[secret identity]] and those on the [[Tandy 400]].<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*This is [[The Brothers Chaps]]'s 3D [[wikipedia:Computer-generated_imagery|CGI]] debut.<br />
*When the DVD set was first released, it was in such high demand that the online [[store]] quickly ran out.<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*The art for the five DVD covers ([[Strong Bad]], [[Stinkoman]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]], [[Space Captainface]], and [[Strong Bad#Variations|his other doppelgängers]]) is reminiscent of the art on the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' Trilogy on VHS. That set also featured a different half-face on each cover: [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], [[Wikipedia:Yoda|Yoda]], and a [[Wikipedia:Imperial stormtrooper|Stormtrooper]].<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[[HRStore:stbademdvd.html|strongbad_email.exe at the Homestar Runner store]]<br />
*[[imdb:tt0453401|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 1-3]]<br />
*[[imdb:tt0481029|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 4]]<br />
*[[imdb:tt1072451|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 5]]<br />
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{{SBDVD}}</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:HAJ/sigUser talk:HAJ/sig2007-11-26T22:36:52Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* 3? */</p>
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<div>Cool, cool.But, Sam the Man, I wanted ''Homsar''doing the buttdance and Homsar.[[User:HAJ|HAJ]] on 19:46, 12 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Homsar can't do the buttdance. Sorry. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 20:23, 12 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
Yeah, But you can ''make'' gifs.You could work on it.[[User:HAJ|HAJ]] at 20:20, on 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Errm, I can not make GIF'S. Sorry. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 20:33, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
Too bad.GIF'S are moving images.And I wanted my name in my sig purple!Work on it please!And I can't do GIF'S![[User:HAJ|HAJ]] 20:44, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==3?==<br />
::Can there be three images in a sig? {{User:HAJ/sig}} 23:01, 25 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::You '''can''', but doing so is discouraged: "[[HRWiki:Signature|Preferably a signature would include no more than one image.]]" {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:53, 26 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Yeah, I'm thinking that three images is getting to be kind of much. Especially since one is animated, another thing which is discouraged. Maybe scale it back? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:36, 26 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/HRWiki_talk:StandardsHRWiki talk:Standards2007-11-26T18:05:52Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Live action toon screenshots */</p>
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<div>{{Standards Talk Archive}}<br />
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== Suggestion for transcripts ==<br />
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How about in transcripts Homestar Runner is just referred to as Homestar after the first mention like so:<br />
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I wike mushmallows.<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' I like Cold Ones.<br />
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'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah, dat's weawwy gweat.<br />
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{{User:Darth Katana X/sig}} 14:24, 26 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Hm, that's not a bad suggestion. It's probably okay either way &mdash; just depends on whether people prefer the historical, slightly bulkier way of doing it. I don't really have a preference, personally. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Sounds good to me. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:31, 26 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::I like the idea! Of course I'd like to also hear it from Dot com's publishing perspective. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:34, 26 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Maybe we should see a few representative test pages. Given how many pages would need to be edited, we need to figure out how much of a benefit it would provide, if any. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:08, 29 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
I see this working best on [[origins]] (Don't ask my why, pumpernickel and wye), [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] (If you lewn to say wouds wide!), and [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] (Wait a minute you'we a little giwl! I thought you was a little ghoul.). My spelling of impediments could probably be better. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 14:53, 28 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I'm strongly opposed. It's very hard to read for non-native speakers. Depending on their skill level, it can be impossible. It would also make it much harder to search for a certain phrase. "That's very great" is easy to search for, while "Dat's weawwy gweat" is hard to search for because there is no set spelling and it depends on how the individual person actually hears him say it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:20, 29 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Hold on, here. I don't think this thread is even talking about the same thing anymore. Unless I'm reading it wrong, Darth did not suggest writing Homestar's words as they're pronounced; rather, he suggested we not write '''HOMESTAR RUNNER''' each time he appears in a transcript. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 19:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, you're correct. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Oops! That's actually a good idea, I think ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:28, 29 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
Hmm, either way we decide, I don't think it's worth the effort of going through every single past transcript and changing them. I'd be okay if we decide to switch for future articles though (and I don't think the inconsistency would be problematic). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:39, 29 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Well, I could always have The Cheatbot do it. Still, I'm not sure it would be enough of an improvement to change our standards over, which it why I'd want to see some samples first. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:45, 29 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Standards for Real-World References ==<br />
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Recently, there have been removals of Real-World References because the reference in question was not made by TBC, but instead the sender of a [[Strong Bad Email]]. This has been done with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=island&diff=454776&oldid=454655 island] ([http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=island&curid=978&diff=455057&oldid=455056&rcid=409138]), [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=extra_plug&diff=454829&oldid=445496 extra plug], and [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=underlings&diff=453985&oldid=453975 underlings] ([http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=underlings&diff=next&oldid=454957]). Currently, there are no official standards regarding this issue.<br />
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I believe that references such as these ''should'' be noted in the Fun Facts. I'm not saying they must be in Real-World References (although it wouldn't hurt). They could just as easily fit in Trivia or even Remarks. They should be included somewhere, because they point out things that the viewer may not be aware of, which is the entire purpose of all Fun Facts. I was not aware that Yami Yugi was an allusion to Yu-Gi-Oh until I read it on the Wiki, and I didn't know the significance of PlasticDiverGuy's name until I did some serious Googling. Why should we keep a reference from being on the page just because TBC didn't think it up? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:24, 9 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Yes, It makes sense that such references be explained as well. We must keep in mind that even though TBC didn't think it up, they did ''choose'' the email out of hundreds maybe even thousands they receive. And more often than not, there is a purpose behind that choice and so background information would be necessary. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::I'm all for including them ''if'' they are cryptic ''and'' relevant (such as explaining the sender's name). I'm strongly ''against'' listing them as RWRs. Only references by TBC should be listed as such. These facts should be added under "Remarks".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:18, 10 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::I agree with Loafing. While they are not TBC's references, they could be included in Remarks if they require explanation. As I'm probably the user who removed those facts, my reasoning is that we are documenting TBC's work, not the work of the contributors. However, I can see a purpose in explaining thru a Remark the relevance of a particular sender's name or other allusion within the body of the email. I'd like to see RWR and the like reserved to references made by TBC. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:37, 10 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::I felt I should bring up one of the older, yet more extreme cases of this. This one wasn't as direct a reference, but eventually went to STUFF (the ''old'' STUFF), and the discussion was revived a year later. It might be worth looking into. [[Talk:monster truck#Get Back Loretta! (DECLINED)]] is the section to look at. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:24, 17 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I realize that it's a bit late to be adding to this discussion, but it seemed like the best place to do it. Directly relating to the line of conversation, I'd argue that TBC do sometimes edit emails, and not use them verbatim. As Stux pointed out, they do also ''choose'' to use the email, and are thus making a decision to present its contents to their viewership. As a result, it is not generally possible to distinguish exactly what content is written by TBC, and what is contributed from other sources. Therefore, the line is a bit fuzzy, and even if the rule is that references made by the sender should not be listed under real-world references, it's difficult to determine which category any particular reference falls under. In this case, my personal opinion is that we should be lenient in excluding RWRs on the basis that they were from the sender, and not TBC.<br />
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::As for my tangential discussion: Considering all the furor over RWRs in recent emails, most particularly [[web comics]], I think we need a more formal definition of what a "reference" is. Going off just the word alone, I would think that the referrer would have to indicate in some way what it was referring to. Similarity isn't enough. An instance of something can be exactly like something that previously existed, and yet not be a reference. To put it simply, what is the difference between a ''reference'' and a ''coincidence''? [[TTATOT]] helps, but doesn't address the fundamental difference. TTATOT just distinguishes between a ''specific'' reference and an ''abstract'' reference. I think a formal definition, or at least discussion, would help clarify things for users of the wiki, and reduce the number of invalid real-world references proposed. It might help resolve some of the long-standing STUFF debates too. -- [[User:Laser-Grilled Crab & Cheese Sandwich|LGC&amp;CS]] 23:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::I think it would probably be more useful and more accurate to say that TTATOT distinguishes between a specific reference and a ''general'' reference, rather than an ''abstract'' one. -invisible_map<br />
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== Linking titles of toons only once ==<br />
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So, right now our policy is to link to any other article [[HRWiki:Standards#Link once|only once]] within a given page. However, this creates the question, "How do we make toons and emails stand out from the surrounding text when they have already been linked to once?" There are a few options:<br />
#Link the name of a toon every time it appears (e.g., "Strong Bad appeared in the email [[underlings]]. [[underlings]] was also the first email to...")<br />
#Underline the name of a toon after it has been linked once (e.g., "Strong Bad appeared in the email [[underlings]]. <u>underlings</u> was also the first email to...")<br />
#Italicize the name of a toon after it has been linked once (e.g., "Strong Bad appeared in the email [[underlings]]. ''underlings'' was also the first email to...")<br />
#Leave the name of a toon unformatted after it has been linked once (e.g., "Strong Bad appeared in the email [[underlings]]. underlings was also the first email to...")<br />
Although I think #4 is our default option, I think it is the worst one. Especially for the titles of SBEmails, the title doesn't stand out from the text very well. My top choice is #1: with this option, the title of a sbemail looks exactly the same every time, and if a person is reading the second appearance of that title, they don't have to search for the first appearance to find the link to go to that page.<br />
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Do other people agree with this? If so, we would need to adjust our [[HRWiki:Standards#Link once|linking once]] policy and update some articles accordingly. Also, I imagine that this principle would apply to the titles of games, etc. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:I kinda like Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links)#Overlinking and underlinking: what's the best ratio?|policy]] on the matter:<br />
<blockquote>An article may be considered [[Wikipedia:overlinking|overlinked]] if any of the following is true:<br><br />
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*A [[Wikipedia:link|link]] for any single term is excessively repeated in the same article, as in the example of overlinking which follows: "Excessive" is more than once for the same term, in a line or a paragraph, because in this case one or more duplicate [[Wikipedia:links|links]] will almost certainly then appear needlessly on the viewer's screen. Remember, the purpose of [[Wikipedia:links|links]] is to direct the reader to a new spot at the point(s) where the reader is most likely to take a temporary detour due to needing more information;<br><br />
*However, note that duplicating an important link distant from a previous occurrence in an article, may well be appropriate ... Good places for link duplication are often the first time the term occurs in each article subsection.</blockquote><br />
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:I think linking every single time would be too much. It would probably be too distracting for the reader. But I think linking once in each section of the article is a good compromise. That way, the screen wouldn't be cluttered with a bunch of unnecessary links, and people wouldn't have to search very far to find a link. And about making the title stand out, there's another possibility you haven't thought of: quotation marks. I know we've been avoiding them for a while, but they aren't that bad, really:<br />
<blockquote>Strong Bad appeared in the email "[[underlings]]". "underlings" was also the first email to...</blockquote><br />
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:It's more subtle than a link, but it still makes it stand out from the text. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 17:18, 5 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::That's a helpful page you linked to. Unlike WP, we use links to make the titles stand out in addition to provide a route to their articles. But you bring up a good point about excessive linking nonetheless.<br />
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::If we didn't link a toon title ''every'' time, I would be a proponent of underlining rather than using quotation marks. Underlining makes the titles look consistent to their linked appearance (the only difference being the color). Also, TBC do this (see for example [[HRStore:ureekaitshere.html|here]]). Finally, on a very subjective level, quotes look a little less professional to me. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:37, 5 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Links are underlined for you here? Not for me. That would seem awkward. I propose using context to solve this issue - if the name of the link alone yields unclear context, then use a qualifying term, such as in "There are several instances of fire in the email pom pom." But I don't see why any adornement is necessary. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::I don't think the example above is a fair one, because the sentence could easily be recast to avoid the double link (and in the process would read better, too): "Strong Bad appeared in the email [[underlings]], which was also the first email to..." Aside from that, I don't have a problem with linking every toon title. In a sense, the link ''is'' the punctuation. I strongly disagree with putting quotation marks around them, simply because we've made it this far with relatively no confusion, so there's no need to fix something that isn't broken. On a related note, I think the line where it reads "duplicating an important link distant from a previous occurrence in an article, may well be appropriate" is something we should practice for non-toon links (for example, links to characters), unless there is an established and consistent place where the reader can learn to find them (like the cast and places lists on toon articles). &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:52, 8 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Gags section==<br />
:''This discussion was originally located at [[Talk:Single Episode Running Gags]]. See {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=482668 this sample}} of what a gags section could look like within in an article.''<br />
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''{after some discussion of a page documenting running gags within single toons}''<br />
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:I have an idea! I think we should do something totally different, we should put a new categorie in the toon that has the gag and call it '''Gags'''. :It could be placed right above fast forward and it would make everybody happy! We would just put what ever gag that the toon has under there, and we could put whatever running gag it has there. I hope this works, because i'm out of ideas. --{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 22:54, 23 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::When someone gives me the okay, i'm going to start work on it.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 23:16, 23 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::It's a wiki, you can edit any article always. If you can make it work, then by all means, do. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 01:03, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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''{after more discussion of the original topic}''<br />
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:So should i do the gag thing or not?--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 03:26, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Use your judgement. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:36, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::It is done. I'm not sure if you guys want to keep it or not, maybe STUFF it, i dunnno. Check out {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=482668 this}}.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 04:11, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Do you guys likes it? I haven't gotten any feedback yet, so I'm going to start putting it on more pages.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 19:14, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Yes, I LOVE IT! I knew there was some kind of a compromise. I'ma join in.{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}}<br />
:::::I think "Gags" should be just before "Inside References", though. {{User:Mee/sig}} 20:08, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Ok, were going to do it, but i need some help, we are going to have to do every toon, email, and anything with gags in it, i'll take emails, santanahomerunner, you take toons, and get more people to help, this is going to be big.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 20:14, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Ready? BREAK! {{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}} <br />
[[User:SantanaHomerunner|SantanaHomerunner]] 20:24, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Halt production on gags, we must discuss it more.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 20:40, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::I Have an Idea, lets ask joey day if he likes the idea, i mean he created the wiki, so he should know whats best.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 20:56, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Joey would be the first to tell you that, in cases like this, the consensus of all the editors is what counts, not one person's opinion. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:01, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::A "Gags" section would be highly unnecessary. Why have a whole section for something that's A) obvious while you watch it, and 2) would only have one item underneath it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:06, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::It woulden't have one item underneath it, it would have all of the running gags the toon has in it, it might have one if the toon has one running gag in it.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 21:09, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::Which would more than likely be only one, given how the "Single Toon Gags" page was set up. Unless you're proposing to break up what we already have established as Inside References. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
Personally, I think that the section would be against our policy of not explaining the joke to an extent.--{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 21:26, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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I'm not entirely sold on the idea yet, but I can see the advantage: it provides a standardized way of listing the running gags which we list anyway but are somewhat inconsistent about. That is, sometimes we hang a link in the transcript or in another fun fact, sometimes we have a separate fact of the form, "This is another appearance of X", and so on. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:41, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Also, the inside references do not show running gags hidden inisde the toon. {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=482668 Look!}} They're different! {{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}}<br />
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::Hmm... I don't think that those single-episode running gags should be included. I definitely agree with DorianGray and Super Martyo Brother that that explains the joke. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:49, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::And if not including them (which is a good idea), it's just unnecessarily breaking up Inside Refs. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::I dunno, I've often thought there should be a separate section for things that are mentioned but aren't really references. A list of "Callbacks" or "See Also" or something might work. As for "Gags", I'm against anything that would unnecessarily explain jokes within a toon. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:23, 24 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::But otherwise running gags are not mentioned. [[date|Lookie!]] [[Extra Real Dating Sim XR|Lookie!]] Neither of them mention the running gag of being '''"on point"''', said by Marzipan in the dating sim, relating to the [[on point kings]]. {{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}}<br />
::::::Oh! And we have forgotten that inside references don't mention something like Toga-yoga from DNA Evidence. And I feel like if it's mentioned three times it's should be like a regular running gag and be mentioned. I mean, it's not like we are giving them their own pages. {{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}}<br />
:::::::Ditto for [[secret identity]] not mentioning Strong Sad hyper due to caffeine.(easter egg) Inside references refers to charactes, other toons etc. Gags would refer to running gags in the toon and gags throughout the toon.{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}}<br />
::::::::I've been gone for awile, so like what happened? I vote for gags. Oh, and i noticed something that should be placed in single episode running gags: In theme song, strong bad makes shaheen's name sparkle whenever he types it.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 01:42, 25 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::I've tried to remain open-minded about this, but it keeps coming back to this essential question for me: is it necessary to list the gags that occur within a toon? Really, that'd be the only added feature of a Gags section. We can already note running gags in Inside References, or Fast Forward if it's the first instance. But is it really something we need to do? To me, it feels like we are insulting the intelligence of the reader: "Ok, here's what's the funny stuff is in this toon." If you can watch thewhole toon and have the attention span of a four-year-old, you'll know all of this already. The Fun Facts regarding cross-toon gags is important as we cannot assume the reader has seen everything, or indeed anything but this one toon. But we can assume, and I feel must assume, the reader can and probably has seen the toon in question from start to finish, or is at least capable of it, and as such doesn't need the gags which appear spelled out. Mind you, it's not an especially bad idea. But that's not the test, for me anyway. i'm looking at the benefit vs the cost, and the potential insult to the viewer more than offsets the benefit of noting these few extra gags. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:18, 25 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::I know the running gags are already listed under inside references, but what i did is put all of those gags under '''gags'''--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 02:40, 25 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
Also, everyone should see [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Running Gags Section|above]], where this idea was already discussed and declined. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:03, 25 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Maybe we should just put the thing that talks about an instance of a single toon running gag in inside references?--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 18:15, 25 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I really, really don't think we should do inside-a-toon gags. 1. They explain the joke. 2. They insult the reader. And for reasons already stated in this and the discussion my last post linked to, we don't need a separate gag section for running gags. It was a good idea, but it (the single toon running gags) makes us seem like know-it-all's and makes the reader think that we think they didn't get the joke because they're stupid or something so we have to spell it out for them. This may cause the reader to vandalize pages or ridicule people on the talk page and, most likely, make it so that every single page that there's a gag section, a message on the talk page, saying "Hey, I'm smart enough to know that the toga-yoga class gag was a joke continued throughout the 'toon, and I don't need it explained to me by some geeks who think they're smarter than everyone else. --65.834.771" --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 18:36, 25 July 2007 (UTC) (P.S. I don't think that's a real IP address)<br />
:::Ok, if you guys don't want it I'm fine either way.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 18:41, 25 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::I thought Inside References was a fine place to put instances of running gags until someone tried to count "This is the 1st mention of DNA Evidence" as one of [[strong badathlon]]'s inside references. (I already moved it to trivia) I do not think gags that ran in one toon are worth mentioning. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:30, 6 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::To me, the gags section creates feelings of, "Oh, I like (insert multi-toon gag here), it's nice to see it's still alive. Oh, well if Toga-Yoga only lasted 1 toon why should you put it there? I already know they talk about it too much in that toon." [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:18, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Filmography Pages ==<br />
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I'm just asking, in [[mini-golf]], a lot of characters made appearances, and most of those characters don't have their own filmography pages. The filmographies on their character pages have 5 to 6 appearances listed. I agreed that the [[Drive-Thru Whale|Drive-Thru Whale's]] two appearances don't warrant their own page yet, but the question is, how many appearances ''does'' a character need to have their own filmography page? &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Pseudocharacters ''never'' deserve filmography pages (at least that's what I assumed after noticing there was none for [[The Paper]], the [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[The Geddup Noise]], the [[Tire]], or [[The Stick]]). [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:17, 3 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Strong Bad's computers actually have some but that's just because we wouldn't have the 178 Strong Bad Emails without them. And theirs aren't even complete because [[no loafing]] and [[candy product]] are missing from the Tandy's category because it only played small parts in those 2 emails. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 02:36, 21 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Cast list formatting 2 ==<br />
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Should we change "Cast (in order of appearance)" to just "Cast", seeing that things like the [[Main Page]] aren't really in a fixed order? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:31, 7 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I think they ARE in an order, if you start with "Toons", and go straight down. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:35, 7 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Yes, but they don't make you do it in that order. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 02:39, 8 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Time Difference Between Official and Actual==<br />
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Occasionally, there is a difference between the time stated on the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] and actual running time. Two good examples would be [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] and [[business trip]]. Before adding the note, I want to confirm that the format of <br />
: xx:xx <nowiki> [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki>, xx:xx actual<br />
should be used and that special case be noted in [[HRWiki: Standards]]. If not here, where should it be placed? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 05:29, 17 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:That seems to be what we use. I say go for it. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Cultural References ==<br />
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Should we follow Wikipedia's lead and start adding "cultural reference" sections to Fun Facts sections instead of "Real-World Reference" sections? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 02:47, 9 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Nah, cause they're not all cultural... Some are historical, etc. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:50, 9 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Strong Bad's Replies ==<br />
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When transcribing the scenes in Sbemails where Strong Bad types replies to the emails, would it be better to transcribe what he says or what he types? The transcripts for [[crazy cartoon]], [[pom pom]], and [[bike thief]] are modeled after the things he says, but the transcripts for [[island]], [[do over]], and [[isp]] transcribe what he types. (I already edited island and do over to what he says) I am not asking about those scenes where Strong Bad reads the email and changes a little part, I am talking about the scenes where he types his replies. <!--I know I already said I was over this deal, and I really thought I was over it, but I can't get over how long it took me to realize the flaw in the opposing argument !--> [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:19, 15 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:The reason I find it necessary to ask is because after a edited island some people who misunderstood my reason asked me to change it back. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:42, 15 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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*[[do over]]: No. Hold on. No, no dying. ''{He only types one "no."}''<br />
*[[island]]: I'm sure in real life it would be much more annoying and painful with Homestar involved. ''{he types "Dumpface" instead of "Homestar"}''<br />
*[[crazy cartoon]]: In fact, I'm not even gonna call you monkeydude ''{he types "******" instead of "monkeydude"}'' again. I'ma call you Josh.<br />
*[[pom pom]]: All right. I'm ready to go. ''{Types as "aligrt u.ln reay tui gi"}''<br />
*[[bike thief]]: ''{During the next part, Strong Bad types "Your bike should be totally safe if you listen to me. I am a good person that gives sound advice. Bike on, my friend, bike on!" while he says his other lines.}'' <br />
*[[isp]]: How else could I download this awesome animated gif/gif ''{Pronounced as /gif/, /jif/}'' of a cute breakdancing rodent?<br />
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:This is what we're talking about, right? (I wasn't sure about [[isp]].) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:46, 15 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::That's correct except I was thinking of a different do over scene:<br />
<blockquote>Whoa. Coach Zed. That's way cooler. I'm gonna start calling him that too and maybe he won't suck so bad! Thanks, Richie! Your pal, Sed Bed ''{Types as SB, clears screen}''</blockquote><br />
::But that's a little picky and you got the main point of my post. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 02:28, 16 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::I tend to agree. I think it reads better if for the most part you can hear in your head what Strong Bad is saying out loud, and I think it's easiest to do that when we transcribe what he says and ''then'' note the difference between what he types. Seems logical to me, especially in those examples. (The standing exception, of course, is that we display the email itself exactly as shown and note SB's variations below it.) &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:29, 16 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::By the way, the line I was first thinking for [[isp]] ("gif/gif") is not affected by this standard. /gif/ and /jif/ are both ways of pronouncing the word, but it's still spelled "gif" in both cases. Thus, we have indeed typed what he says, and the note just clarifies it. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:21, 16 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
I'm all for [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=island&diff=467407&oldid=455057 this type of change] to the transcripts, excluding when Strong Bad is reading the original email differently than it appears. Like Bad Bad Guy said. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:45, 15 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:On the one hand, I don't like the fact that we rely on what's on-screen for the original email, while relying on speech for SB's typing. Then again, I suppose a little double standard is OK in this case, especially since some of the things SB types are a bit too outlandish for a transcript (especially [[pom pom]]). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:06, 16 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It's not so much a double standard as a shortcut. We could type everything Strong Bad speaks as part of the transcript below the verbatim email (just like we do for subtitles), but I think it's unnecessary (and we'd lose some subtlety). But more than that, I think it makes sense from a logical standpoint: When Strong Bad pulls up the email, if you scan it quickly, you could read the whole thing yourself right then. As Strong Bad reads it, however, he ''amends'' it in notable ways. Thus, we display the email and then list his changes below it. It's different when he starts to reply: the screen is blank, and your eyes can't skip ahead; they can only read along as he types ''what he speaks''. The focus of what's important has shifted to what you hear, and at this point it's become notable to point out where what's typed does not match what's spoken, rather than the other way around.<br />
::As a corollary to this discussion, I think it would be appropriate and useful to list the direction "''{brings up the email and reads it aloud}''" after each email song and before the quoted email, since we never really state that anywhere. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:51, 16 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
How "picky" (for lack of a better word) are we going to be? I just noticed in [[your friends]] that during the last scene, Strong Bad says, "...a bath or something but, uh... just the thought of that...", but does not type the "uh...". This [[Wikipedia:Filler (linguistics)|filler]] has been transcripted when he's not typing ([[ghosts]] comes to mind), so I don't know what to think. I don't think it's that important; no meaning is lost. But if we don't do ''this'' type of thing, where ''do'' we draw the line? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 16:57, 17 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Live action toon screenshots ==<br />
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<blockquote>JPEG format is generally only desirable for "live action" toons such as [[:Category:Puppet Stuff|Puppet Stuff]]</blockquote><br />
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I'm not sure I agree with this (or if for the most part our current practice did up until <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20071122225100&target=OptimisticFool&limit=19 recently]</span> either). We're still taking screenshots of Flash toons, not photos. [[Wikipedia:JPEG|JPEG]] should just be used for photos. Thoughts?&nbsp;-- [[User:Tom|Tom]]<br />
:Given that JPEGs use lossy compression, when would it be appropriate to ''ever'' use a JPEG (assuming it's a situation where you have a choice and not, say, an original image that is already in the JPEG format)? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:53, 26 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::As I understand things, that's exactly right. JPEGs should only come from cameras. Things like [[:Image:20070426 GA Tech event venue.jpg|Image:20070426 GA Tech event venue.jpg]], [[:Image:The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from Battery Park.jpg|Image:The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from Battery Park.jpg]], and [[:Image:craigzobel.jpg|Image:craigzobel.jpg]] are good examples.&nbsp;-- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:01, 26 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::Has it always said JPGs for live-action toons? That makes no sense... PNG unless no PNG exists, for sure. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:05, 26 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:TheyellowdartUser talk:Theyellowdart2007-11-21T17:05:29Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Login Problems */</p>
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*"If tricycles came with guns, we'd all be safe." '''-January 2nd - January 8th, 2007'''<br />
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*"You're all a pack of disorientated youth." '''-January 9th - January 15, 2007'''<br />
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*"Yours is not to proclaim, but only to obey." '''-January 16th - January 21, 2007'''<br />
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*"I am invisible. Just like you." '''February 27th - March 6, 2007'''<br />
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*"The following sentence is true: the previous statement is false." '''March 7th - March 22, 2007'''<br />
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*"Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver." '''March 23rd - April 5, 2007'''<br />
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*"Resistance is futile." '''April 6th - April 9, 2007'''<br />
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*That's a grand total of 60% of your edits being in the User(talk) namespace. Not a good sign. Get to work on articles. {{User:Lapper/sig}} 23:55, 8 January 2007 (UTC) '''April 10th - June 14, 2007'''<br />
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*It's like a mute singer! It just doesn't work! '''June 15 - July 31st'''<br />
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*04:35, 8 February 2007 It's dot com (Talk | contribs) blocked "Theyellowdart (contribs)" with an expiry time of 10 days (sockpuppets (vandalism and voter fraud)) --That is some pure pwnage! '''August 1st - September 16, 2007'''<br />
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*You have to be trusted by the people you lie to. So when they turn their backs on you, you'll have the chance to put the knife in. '''September 17th - Current'''<br />
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==Why I'm Gone==<br />
*I'm takin' a break, guys. Sorry my trivia hasn't been updated. It's just that I'm...well, leaving for the summer or so. Cheers! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 07:01, 11 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
==I'm Coming Back!==<br />
*I've had enough! I'm coming back from my padded prison in this straight jacket! I'M COMING BACK!!! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 15:36, 26 July 2007 (UTC) Okay, kids, settle down.<br />
==Sigh==<br />
*It's getting quite lonely here logging in and there is no messages for almost 2 straight months... --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
Let me help! Hi.{{User:Visorbot 386/sig}}<br />
:YAY! Thank you. Ah, I bright orange box on the top of my screen. I love the look of that. :D --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:31, 19 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Quote ==<br />
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The quote on your page is from the song Dogs on the album Animals by the band Pink Floyd, right?--[[User:CoachG|CoachG]] 21:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:...Yes. Why do you ask so? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 23:57, 16 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I suspect Coach G thinks that your current quote is one of those questions some users have in which you have to guess who said a certain quote and where it was said. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Login Problems ==<br />
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Hey Guys, this is [[User:Theyellowdart|Theyellowdart]] and I don't know if something is wrong with me or this upgrade, but I can't log in. It tells me my password is wrong. Meh? Well, please use MY REAL talk page for an answer because I will be watching that. Thanks peeps, --[[User:64.107.238.4|64.107.238.4]] 19:33, 20 November 2007 (UTC) ({{User:Theyellowdart/sig}})<br />
:Perhaps you should have the system send you a new password. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:08, 20 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I know that, but I must wait 24 hours due to someone else doing the same thing before me. [[User:64.107.238.4|64.107.238.4]] 15:06, 21 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Someone else asked for a password reset on your account? Sounds like you've probably got your account hijacked then. If someone did the same thing less than 24 hours ago, couldn't you just check your email for the relevant email? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:00, 21 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:TheyellowdartUser talk:Theyellowdart2007-11-21T17:00:46Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Login Problems */</p>
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*"If tricycles came with guns, we'd all be safe." '''-January 2nd - January 8th, 2007'''<br />
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*"You're all a pack of disorientated youth." '''-January 9th - January 15, 2007'''<br />
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*"Yours is not to proclaim, but only to obey." '''-January 16th - January 21, 2007'''<br />
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*"Your heroes are dead. They were all in your head." '''-January 22nd - January 28, 2007'''<br />
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*"I don't even like the taste of blood, but that's all that they had for sale today..." '''-January 29th - February 7, 2007'''<br />
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*"You said I’d never make it, that I could only fail, but I’m the one who’s standing, and what has happened to you? '''February 8th - February 18, 2007'''<br />
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*"Honesty: The only true currency." '''February 19th - February 26, 2007'''<br />
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*"I am invisible. Just like you." '''February 27th - March 6, 2007'''<br />
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*"The following sentence is true: the previous statement is false." '''March 7th - March 22, 2007'''<br />
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*"Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver." '''March 23rd - April 5, 2007'''<br />
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*"Resistance is futile." '''April 6th - April 9, 2007'''<br />
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*That's a grand total of 60% of your edits being in the User(talk) namespace. Not a good sign. Get to work on articles. {{User:Lapper/sig}} 23:55, 8 January 2007 (UTC) '''April 10th - June 14, 2007'''<br />
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*It's like a mute singer! It just doesn't work! '''June 15 - July 31st'''<br />
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*04:35, 8 February 2007 It's dot com (Talk | contribs) blocked "Theyellowdart (contribs)" with an expiry time of 10 days (sockpuppets (vandalism and voter fraud)) --That is some pure pwnage! '''August 1st - September 16, 2007'''<br />
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*You have to be trusted by the people you lie to. So when they turn their backs on you, you'll have the chance to put the knife in. '''September 17th - Current'''<br />
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==Why I'm Gone==<br />
*I'm takin' a break, guys. Sorry my trivia hasn't been updated. It's just that I'm...well, leaving for the summer or so. Cheers! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 07:01, 11 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
==I'm Coming Back!==<br />
*I've had enough! I'm coming back from my padded prison in this straight jacket! I'M COMING BACK!!! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 15:36, 26 July 2007 (UTC) Okay, kids, settle down.<br />
==Sigh==<br />
*It's getting quite lonely here logging in and there is no messages for almost 2 straight months... --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
Let me help! Hi.{{User:Visorbot 386/sig}}<br />
:YAY! Thank you. Ah, I bright orange box on the top of my screen. I love the look of that. :D --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:31, 19 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Quote ==<br />
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The quote on your page is from the song Dogs on the album Animals by the band Pink Floyd, right?--[[User:CoachG|CoachG]] 21:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:...Yes. Why do you ask so? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 23:57, 16 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I suspect Coach G thinks that your current quote is one of those questions some users have in which you have to guess who said a certain quote and where it was said. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Login Problems ==<br />
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Hey Guys, this is [[User:Theyellowdart|Theyellowdart]] and I don't know if something is wrong with me or this upgrade, but I can't log in. It tells me my password is wrong. Meh? Well, please use MY REAL talk page for an answer because I will be watching that. Thanks peeps, --[[User:64.107.238.4|64.107.238.4]] 19:33, 20 November 2007 (UTC) ({{User:Theyellowdart/sig}})<br />
:Perhaps you should have the system send you a new password. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:08, 20 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I know that, but I must wait 24 hours due to someone else doing the same thing before me. [[User:64.107.238.4|64.107.238.4]] 15:06, 21 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Someone else asked for a password reset on your account? Sounds like you've probably got your account hijacked then. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:00, 21 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Homestar_CoderUser talk:Homestar Coder2007-11-21T07:53:39Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* how the crap... */</p>
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== And The Homestar Coder comes in the niiiiiiiiight! ==<br />
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Yay! Your back! {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:20, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Holy crap! That was like... half a second. My ninja-stealth fails me. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:21, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::Hey, you should come and hang out with <s>the cool people</s> us on IRC, now that you're active again! :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yes, yes. Come on in [http://chat.hrwiki.org/ heeeeeeeeere]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::That kind of went badly. I think everybody else should join Kingdom of Loathing and hang out with me on /c games. *nodnod* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::I'm on KoL, but I don't know anything about it. What's a /c games? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::It's a chat channel. Are you ever in chat? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Hmm... I just started an account, so I don't know how to do that. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:16, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Tell me your account name, and if I see you online, I will help you. I go by Demyx the Dancer (and also just plain Demyx). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:19, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::I'm Trey56, same as here... thanks! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:20, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::What went badly? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::None of your beeswax. :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:40, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Okay... jeez, just asking... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Awww, we just like to entertain. Anyway, don't forget to check back into our lovely channels some time to see if the chatter has become more beareable ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Perhaps I will, although I fear another unit of chat channel might make my head explode. Wouldn't be the first time. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Hi, welcome back! I wasn't around when you were like... a big user, but I've seen your edits and you seem like a cool person. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 22:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::How could a chrono trigger fan NOT be cool? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Rest assured, I am most definitely NOT COOL in any way, shape, or form. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:40, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::YOU LIE!!!!! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::I never lie. I am made of pure truth and perfection. See this halo? I totally didn't steal it from a baby angel. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:42, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Since you, being made of pure truth and perfection, never lie, and attested to being not COOL, we assume that you are not cool. However, being made of pure truth and perfection is by definition, and in and of itself, VERY COOL. Thus, our assumption is negated, and therefore, you are VERY COOL. Proof by contradiction. <small>*Poof!*</small> The universe imploded. Oh, man! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:23, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Obviously, being made of pure truth and perfection is not actually as cool as you think. Universe restored. 23:51, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Subpage talk ==<br />
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that talk of slippy's was ABOUT that subpage, he didn't start one just for the talk, so can you please undo what you just did? Thanks. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:47, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:My apologies. It looked to me that he had created a subpage off of your main talk page for a new conversation thread, and now I see that that was not the case. It's fixed now. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:50, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It's allkay... that's the beauty of a wiki right? everything can be undone if necessary... no harm done. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:52, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== how the crap... ==<br />
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how the heck did you get that link to org. 13? [[User:Imdaman]]<br />
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Uh... looking up Org XIII in Wikipedia? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 07:53, 21 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:MarioTalk:Mario2007-11-19T19:25:38Z<p>Homestar Coder: </p>
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<div>Isn't this all covered in [[Nintendo]]? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 18:51, 19 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:I believe the intent is to remove all of this information from [[Nintendo]] and place a link to this page at the top of that one. I'm not sure if that's necessary, but the Nintendo page ''is'' a bit long. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/modelingmodeling2007-11-19T16:32:22Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 518921; so if the song was released later, then it can't possibly be a reference</p>
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[[Image:sbemail132.PNG|thumb|"I'll pencil you in."]]<br />
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Strong Bad is encouraged to become a model.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Field]]<br />
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{{Comp|Lappy 486}}<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, June 27, 2005<br />
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'''Running time:''' 3:10<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Can you handle my style? No, you can't handle my styyyyyle. Email! ''{pulls up the email, begins reading}''<br />
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<blockquote class="lappy email"><br />
<div>subject: modeling</div><br />
dear STRONG BAD!!!!!!<br><br />
i think you're a pretty good looking guy. Have you ever<br><br />
considered doing some modeling?<br><br />
Yours truuly,<br><br />
Meghan, Albuquerque<br />
</blockquote><br />
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''{Strong Bad yells his name at the top of his lungs, and says "truuly" as "troo-OO-ly", "Meghan" as "Meg-han", and "Albuquerque" as "Al-bu-quay-quay"}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' dear MEGHAN!!!!!! ''{yelled and pronounced as before}'' Of course I've considered modeling. Someone as pretty good looking as me gets approached on the street all the-wait. Modeling?! Hmmmm. That's a truuly ''{pronounced as before}'' great idea! ''{clears screen}'' Why did I never think of that before? Maybe I should go get me some new threads at Styles Upon Styles and get some headshots taken. Pom Pom has a camera. Maybe I'll get him to take some pictures of me. Or better yet, maybe I'll go karate chop the King of Town and THEN get Pom Pom to take some pictures of me.<br />
<br />
''{Music starts as Strong Bad approaches the King of Town, in front of his castle. Strong Bad karate chops the King.}''<br />
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'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ow!<br />
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''{Cut to Strong Bad in a makeshift modeling studio in the Field. He is sitting on a box, and wearing a blue shirt with a yellow shirt tied around his neck, like a cape. The backdrop is a white sheet with paint in various colors randomly splattered on it, taped to two wooden posts. Photography lights are seen on the left and right, and a silhouette of Pom Pom is seen in the foreground with a camera. The screen flashes as Pom Pom takes the picture, and as it fades back in, we see a closeup of Strong Bad in the same outfit, now holding a tennis racket.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha haa!<br />
<br />
''{The screen flashes, and now Strong Bad is lying on the ground.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Who, me?<br />
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''{Another flash, and now he's standing on the box, with his right hand held out in front of him, as though he's pointing at the camera}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm charming! ''{points with his left hand}''<br />
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''{Another flash, and he's now standing with the tennis racket.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off-handed tone}'' I'm charming.<br />
<br />
''{Yet another flash, and the camera is panned back so that Pom Pom is visible again. Strong Bad is standing.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, what's the time? ''{looks at his right wrist as though looking at a watch}''<br />
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''{Another flash, and we see another close up, as Strong Bad starts out turned away from the camera, and he turns toward it, waves, and holds his chin, with afterimages following him. Another flash, and now Strong Bad is wearing a black suit with a purple shirt and glasses, holding a briefcase.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm casually late!<br />
<br />
''{Another flash, but the screen doesn't change. Strong Bad walks toward stage right, and pauses posing. The camera flashes again, and Strong Bad is now seen in front of what seems to be a paneled wood wall, holding a telephone with only a frayed wire coming out of it.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's-a do lunch. Ha-haaa! ''{puts down the phone and picks up the tennis racket again}''<br />
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''{Another flash, and Strong Bad is lying on his stomach on the ground, holding a pencil and leaning toward the camera. We can see that the wall in the last image was actually just another screen, leaning on the posts.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll pencil you in. ''{pretends to write something on the ground}''<br />
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''{One more flash, and now Strong Bad is in a frozen walking pose in front of a blue screen.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look at the time! ''{kneels and looks at his "watch" again}''<br />
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''{Another flash, and now Strong Bad is wearing a white turtleneck and a sailor's cap, while holding a corn-cob pipe and a golf club. A map is seen in the background, in front of the false wood wall.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' I say, lads, is that Cape Cod? ''{uses the golf club to point at the map, and shrugs}''<br />
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''{Another flash, and the camera cuts back again. This time, Strong Bad is sitting on the box.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look, off the portboard stow.<br />
<br />
''{Another flash, and he's standing with his hands on his hips.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' We're on a collision course with sultriness! ''{shakes hips}''<br />
<br />
''{One final flash and we cut back to the Lappy.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I can't wait to get those pictures back from the lab. I can totally see some of them being used in one of those glossy fashion magazines. Y'know, the kind that cost nine bucks and are 97% ads. Like maybe in an ad for those fancy leather shoes that you're supposed to wear without...<br />
<br />
''{An ad for "Homely Boy Brand HUGE Tube Socks" featuring Strong Bad is displayed.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ...socks. WITHOUT SOCKS!<br />
<br />
''{The image vanishes.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Man! Can you imagine the luxury! Ooh! Or some kinda fancy men's cologn...ac.<br />
<br />
''{An ad for "Doctor Stankfoot's Watery Athlete's Foot Cream" featuring Strong Bad appears.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And I can be laying next to some skinny blonde girl looking totally disinterested. You know like, "Whatever, baby.<br />
<br />
''{The ad disappears.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' You can't even approach the flava... of my colognac." ''{clears screen}'' No wait! The cover of some steamy romance novel! And my ripped...<br />
<br />
''{A book titled "Unattractive Detective Stories!! The Case of the Dame with the Hard-to-Look-at-Teeth" appears.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ...self would be on top of some cliff or lighthouse clutching a milkmaid in a flowy dress.<br />
<br />
''{It vanishes.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And she'd be like, "No, Parson Jim, it can never be!" But I'm all like, "Look in your heart, Chezmerelda."<br />
<br />
''{The camera cuts back to show Strong Sad standing next to the desk, holding a pile of mail.}''<br />
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'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I was just looking through today's mail, and guess who made the cover of ''Husky Headed Boys Back 2 School Catalog''.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' WHAT?!? Back-to-school already?! It's not even July! So, who's on the cover?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, ''you'' are.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''What?!'' I ain't got no husky head!<br />
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'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, it's about the same size as my husky body... ''{hits his stomach twice, resulting in a dodgeball-like sound effect}'' Oh, and this check ''{holds out a check}'' from ''Husky Headed Boys Catalog'' came&mdash;<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{swiping the check}'' Whoa-ho! My husky head commands a pretty penny! This'll bring home a few months' worth of bacon! I bet your husky body's not worth a hundred and eight dollars.<br />
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'''STRONG SAD:''' No, but poachers have offered several ''thousand'' for my feet.<br />
<br />
''{Homestar Runner walks up.}''<br />
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey guys! Guess who made this week's cover of ''Stupid Coincidence Magazine''! <br />
<br />
''{He holds up the [[Periodicals|magazine]], which features Homestar himself. He then throws it over his shoulder and starts dancing to the same music Strong Bad posed to earlier. The camera flashes, and we see the "Husky Headed Boys" and "Stupid Coincidence Magazine" issues up close. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
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==Easter Eggs==<br />
*At the end, click on Strong Bad's diamond to see an ad for "SB Finest Colognac."<br />
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==Fun Facts==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
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*"Colognac" is a [[portmanteau]] word formed by combining "[[Wikipedia:Cognac (drink)|cognac]]", a distilled liquor, and "[[Wikipedia:Eau de Cologne|cologne]]", a fragrance.<br />
*"Portboard Stow" is double [[portmanteau]]. "Portboard" combines "Port", the left side, and "Starboard", the right side of a ship. "Stow" combines both "Stern", the rear end, and "Bow", the front end of a ship. The portboard stow could be the dead center of the boat, based on this.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Cape Cod|Cape Cod]] is a peninsula forming the south-easternmost part of Massachusetts.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*The ads and magazines read, in order:<br />
<pre>HOMELY BOY BRAND<br />
HUGE TUBE SOCKS<br />
<br />
"YOU MIGHT COULD SLEEP IN ONE!"</pre><br><br />
<pre>GOT STINKFOOT?<br />
GET STANKFOOT!<br />
DOCTOR<br />
STANKFOOT'S<br />
WATERY<br />
ATHLETE'S<br />
FOOT CREAM</pre><br><br />
<pre>Unattractive<br />
Detective Stories!!<br />
The Case of the Dame<br />
with the<br />
Hard-to-Look-at-Teeth</pre><br />
:*''[[Stupid Coincidence Magazine]]:''<br />
<pre>Stupid $9<br />
Coincidence<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
<br />
Why Some People<br />
Our Think Saying<br />
Least Likely Ka-Winky-Dink<br />
Issue Yet!! Is Funny<br />
pg. 143</pre><br />
:*''[[Husky Headed Boys Back 2 School Catalog]]:''<br />
<pre>HUSKY Headed Boys<br />
BACK 2 SCHOOL!!<br />
Catalog<br />
<br />
Giant Headed<br />
SUMMER 2005 Kids Need<br />
Clothes<br />
Too!!</pre><br><br />
<pre>SB<br />
<br />
FINEST COLOGNAC.<br />
<br />
drink it. or wear it. we don't really give a care.</pre><br />
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* The map that Strong Bad stands in front of while posing marks "Land," "Haggleston," "[[Place]]," and "Nautical Ocean."<br />
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#the news room|the news room]]".<br />
*This email has [[Nondescript Nouns]] ("Place" and "Land").<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*Strong Bad's written signature can be seen in the HUGE Tube Socks ad, but it is different from his signature in the [[Yearbook Character Page]].<br />
*Stupid Coincidence Magazine costs $9, the same price as one of those glossy fashion magazines that Strong Bad mentions.<br />
*Homestar was considering breaking into male modeling in [[crying]].<br />
*Just like in the e-mail [[time capsule]], Homestar's eyes are placed closer together than normal.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
[[Image:Modelinggoof.PNG|thumb|"Dear MASKING GOOF!"]]<br />
*When Strong Bad yells "dear STRONG BAD!!!!!" and, "dear MEGHAN!!!!!", the reflection of his head appears slightly above the Lappy due to a masking goof.<br />
*When Homestar holds up the magazine, his image on the cover blinks (this does not happen at the end of the email).<br />
*In the email screen when the "romance novel" comes up, you can no longer click the Lappy to see the "ripple" effect.<br />
*Right after Strong Bad says "letsa do lunch," he holds up the tennis racket, and even though he is in a suit, the arm is bare.<br />
*Strong Bad commits a common usage error, substituting "disinterested" for "uninterested." "Disinterested" means impartial or unbiased, as in a "disinterested" jury or judge. "Uninterested," by contrast, means showing no interest in something, as Strong Bad would be in the situation he describes.<br />
*When Homestar holds the magazine before the end of the email, there is no text other than Stupid Coincidence Magazine.<br />
*When Strong Bad says "Oh, what's the time?" the first time, Pom Pom's camera seems to be slightly obscuring his head.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*Pom Pom's camera was also in the email [[part-time job]].<br />
*"Styles Upon Styles" is a retailer previously mentioned in [[animal]].<br />
*Strong Bad dressed up as a ship's captain in [[pizzaz]], minus the turtleneck.<br />
**The turtleneck was the one Strong Bad wore as [[Archibald]] in [[A Decemberween Pageant]].<br />
*The screen with the wooden panels is the [[Balding Man]]'s room from [[Senorial Day]].<br />
*"Skinny blonde girls" were first mentioned in [[theme party]].<br />
*[[Place]] first appeared in [[different town]].<br />
*When Strong Sad hits his "husky body" it makes the same sound as when he was pegged by kickballs in [[1 step ahead]].<br />
*Strong Bad originally tried to sell [[Soolnds|Strong Sad's feet]] to poachers in [[50 emails]].<br />
*Strong Bad uses a yellow [[disconnected telephone]] for one of his business shots.<br />
*In the end Easter egg, the "SB" on the red box uses the font [[Fonts#C|Commodore 64]].<br />
*This is the first mention of [[tube socks]].<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*"Got stinkfoot" is a reference to the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|SNES]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', in which gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.<br />
**"Stinkfoot" is also the title of a song by [[Wikipedia:Frank Zappa|Frank Zappa]].<br />
*Strong Bad's "oh, look at the time/what's the time" poses during the photo shoot are a reference to the episode "The Prettiest Week of My Life" from the television show ''[[Wikipedia:Get a Life (TV series)|Get A Life]]''. In the episode, "Gee, I wonder what time it is" is one of the poses Chris is taught at "Handsome Boy Modeling School".<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
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*Strong Bad is later seen writing to and apparently showing affection for tube socks in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].<br />
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==DVD Version==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
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=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
'''Commentary By:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]<br />
{{sectionstub}}<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Products from modeling]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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{{Strong Bad Email}}<br />
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/MarioMario2007-11-19T16:30:18Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 518918; I'm not sure if the background person dressed as Mario should stay, but the comment about eating Luigi is completely relevant.</p>
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<div>[[Image:KingofTown Mario.PNG|thumb|"Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle."]]<br />
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[[The Brothers Chaps]] have made lots of references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner body of work]] to '''[[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]''', one of the most famous video game series of all time. Listed below are all the references to this series in the Homestar Runner universe.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*[[Super NES]] &mdash; The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''<br />
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] &mdash; Several references to the Mario body of work, especially ''Super Mario Bros.'', are referenced here:<br />
**The King of Town's Halloween costume is of Mario himself.<br />
**Bubs is dressed up as Captain Lou Albano, the voice of Mario on the TV show, ''[[Wikipedia:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show]]''.<br />
**When the King of Town learns that his pumpkin entry in the contest receives a "worst place" prize, he laments, "Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle."<br />
**The [[Super Kingio Brothers]] Easter egg spoofs the title card, level 1-1, the game over screen and the music heard during all scenes in ''Super Mario Bros.''<br />
*Email [[pom pom]] &mdash; When Pom Pom is pounding Strong Bad, various sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'', such as the "coin collect" sound and the "1-Up" sound, are heard whenever Pom Pom connects.<br />
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; The Cheat's Halloween costume is of Mario character Toad. The high jump he does is the same one that Toad does when he gets hit in ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]'', in which Toad's kart also lands with a POOMP. The Cheat also makes some sounds similar to what Toad says when he wins a race ("I'm the best!") as well as Toad's cries when he has been hit.<br />
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] &mdash; In a picture of a Homestar Runner costume, a person is seen dressed as Mario in the background. Additionally, the person wearing the Homestar costume can be seen inside its mouth, prompting Strong Bad to ask if Homestar ate [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]], Mario's brother in the body of work. Homestar then remarks that he tasted like mushrooms, referring to the [[Wikipedia:Mushroom (Mario)|mushroom powerups]] that appear throughout the Mario series.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Nintendo]]<br />
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[[Category:Inside Jokes]]<br />
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Comic_SightingsComic Sightings2007-11-19T03:58:18Z<p>Homestar Coder: I don't see what this has to do with Homestar Runner at all. This is a common phrase.</p>
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== 1019 ==<br />
Halfway through the [http://www.fireball20xl.com/1019 review] of the game [http://www.fireball20xl.com/1019/wario-ware/1019-smooth-moves.mp3 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves], Homestar is quoted "No, I'm sorry. The correct answer... was email.", an obvious reference to [[Main Page 19]].<br />
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== 3rd Party Fantasy ==<br />
*In [http://www.drunkduck.com/3rd_Party_Fantasy/index.php?p=25083 comic 41], Rem the mouse demon utters the word "[[Fhqwhgads|Fhgwhgads]]" [''sic''].<br />
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*In [http://www.drunkduck.com/3rd_Party_Fantasy/index.php?p=55134 comic 120], Master Mayer makes reference to [[Trogdor|Trogdor]] when he shouts "By Trogdor's Second Arm" [''sic''].<br />
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== 8-bit Theater ==<br />
*A dark elf explains how evil a monster is, and Trogdor comes to mind. [http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=030520 Episode 284: What could it be?!]<br />
*A [http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=050517 guest artist strip] contains Thief wearing a Strong Bad mask.<br />
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== Accidental Centaurs ==<br />
*In a crossover with The Wotch on March 26, 2005, The Wotch's Robin (transformed into a dragon) shouts "BURNINATE!!" as he breathes fire at some winged monkeys. [http://www.accidentalcentaurs.com/archive.php?iid=20041079&ep=4]<br />
*In a comic dated Wednesday, August 24, 2005, Lenny borrows a line from Senor Cardgage. [http://www.accidentalcentaurs.com/image.php?iid=20041206]<br />
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==[http://www.bzpower.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=128372 Akano's Comics]==<br />
*The "Game Show" series has a slight resemblance to [[The Show]].<br />
*In Comic 13 line "What part of meet him at the stick were we wrong about?" is a reference to [[Where's the Cheat?]]<br />
*The format of Comic 20 is similar to [[Strong Bad E-mail]].<br />
*Comic 27's last frame is similar to "I really got, I really gotta pee" from [[extra plug]].<br />
*In Comic 35, [[Trogdor]] is mentioned.<br />
*In Comic 44, Akano's crying is similar to Homestar's crying over [[Li'l Brudder]], and [[Tendafoot]] is mentioned.<br />
*Comic 65 is "When Bionicle and Homestar Runner Collide."<br />
*Comic 67 references Strong Bad E-mail.<br />
*Comic 71 has a similar "Pardon Our Problems" screen as the Fall Float Parade.<br />
*There are several instances of [[-'d]].<br />
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== Aminal Crossing ==<br />
*In the [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/ac/?pic=016.png 16th comic], "Were taking this baby to the mooooon!" is a reference to Strong Bad Email [[personal favorites]].<br />
*Also, in [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/ac/?pic=022.gif Episode 22], the main character gets MONKEY SLAM'D!! an unmistakable TGS reference.<br />
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==Arby the Archer ==<br />
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In Episode 7, the miner is "ARROWED!" and in episode 8 a mine Botter is "WHIPPED!" by a [GM].<br />
== Awfully Generic ==<br />
Comic #39 is entitled "Class, please welcome our new student. She's from Foreign Lands." [http://awfullygeneric.comicgenesis.com/d/20070203.html]<br />
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== Badly Drawn Kitties ==<br />
*In the [http://www.badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20030528_gif_view.htm May 28, 2003] strip, Lucy dresses as Marzipan in one panel during a makeover. The artist then credits the Brothers Chaps as artists who hate him now.<br />
*In the [http://www.badlydrawnkitties.com/OldComics/20031029_gif_view.htm October 29, 2003] strip, Dirk dresses up as Homestar Runner.<br />
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== Breakpoint City ==<br />
*Homestar Runner is waiting in line in the [http://www.breakpointcity.com/archives/2002/07/20/ July 20, 2002] strip.<br />
*[[Bronco Trolleys]] are referenced in the [http://www.breakpointcity.com/archives/2002/08/14/ August 14th, 2002] strip.<br />
*Trogdor also appears on a sign "Live with Regis and Trogdor" in a later strip. [http://www.breakpointcity.com/archives/2003/06/14/]<br />
*A Homestar star t-shirt is being used by one character in the [http://www.breakpointcity.com/archives/2003/06/30/ June 30, 2003] strip.<br />
*A Homestar action figure (or something) is seen behind the TV Ben is watching in the [http://www.breakpointcity.com/archives/2003/07/19/ July 19, 2003] strip.<br />
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== Bruno the Bandit ==<br />
In the third panel of [http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20040825.html this] comic, one character mentions Strong Badia.<br />
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== Captain SNES ==<br />
In the comic for [http://captainsnes.com/?date=20040321 March 21st, 2004], Mother Brain asks King Hippo how he can type with boxing gloves on his hands.<br />
==Cartridge Comics==<br />
*In the comic entitled "[http://cartridgecomics.com/view.php?date=2006-10-23 Writing Back]", William the monkey is asked how do you type with boxing gloves on, and mistakes Strong Bad for [[Wikipedia:Nacho Libre|Nacho Libre]].<br />
*In the comic entitled "[http://cartridgecomics.com/view.php?date=2006-12-18 Star Power]", Jerry is apparently playing [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] badly on Guitar Hero II.<br />
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==Chaos Diamonds 3==<br />
At the bottom of each page it says: "By reading this you promise your soul and first child to me. All babies not ripe and plump are subject to burnination under the trogtor ''[sic]'' act of 2003."<br />
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== Clearwater Clan ==<br />
The comic for [http://clearwaterclan.keenspace.com/d/20050624.html June 24th, 2005] shows the cast drawn as stick figures. One of them comes out looking like Trogdor.<br />
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== Comic Shorts ==<br />
[http://www.maj.com/gallery/lave/ComicShorts/issue_1.png Issue 1] of Dragon Master's comics features DM checking his email while singing to himself like [[Strong Bad]].<br><br />
In [http://www.maj.com/gallery/lave/ComicShorts/issue_17.png Issue 17], Label Buddy (the idiot who is killed quite often) is kicked in the face with the caption "KICKEDED!" in the following panel.<br><br />
In [http://www.maj.com/gallery/lave/ComicShorts/issue_33.png Issue 33], Label Buddy chokes on a speck of dirt and gets "HEIMLICH MANEUVER'D!"<br><br />
In [http://www.maj.com/gallery/lave/ComicShorts/issue_34.png Issue 34], he is "SHOTGUNNED!"<br><br />
Label Buddy faints with the caption, "FAINTED!" and is run over Halo style with the caption "SPLATTERED!" in [http://www.maj.com/gallery/lave/ComicShorts/issue_40.png Issue 40]<br><br />
Lekonua the intelligent robot gets "SHURIKENED!" in [http://www.maj.com/gallery/lave/ComicShorts/issue_42.png Issue 42].<br><br />
[http://www.maj.com/gallery/lakonua/Comics/ComicLosers/sb_must_die.png This Comic] of Leko's is titled "Hit Strong Bad First" and the Brothers Chaps are number one on the hit list.<br> <br />
One of the advertisement banners shows Label Buddy asking for his lines like Homestar does in [[First Time Here?]]<br />
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== Commander Kitty ==<br />
A panel of [http://www.commanderkitty.com/ck.html Commander Kitty] features the character Mittens wearing a Strong Bad mask. (You will have to use the "next" button a number of times before finding the Strong Bad image.)<br />
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== Daily Routine ==<br />
Comic #40 on [http://www.damagedgames.com/week6.html] has a reference from the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[fingers]]. The character, Hardhat is wearing the same arms as [[Homestar Runner]] wears in the said email. There's even a link to the email at the bottom of the comic for those who have never heard of Homestar Runner.<br />
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== DAMN ==<br />
[http://www.fireball20xl.com/damn/index.php?id=4 Issue #4] - sonicstarrunner.com. Sonic the Hedgehog characters on a Homestar Runner [[Main Pages|Main Page]], which also makes a joke out of rapidly flicking the cursor over the buttons, causing multiple effects to occur on the screen.<br />
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[http://www.fireball20xl.com/damn/index.php?id=5 Issue #5] is almost exactly like a [[Strong Bad Email]], but with [[Wikipedia:Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow the Hedgehog]] answering the emails.<br />
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== Dark Legacy Comics ==<br />
In the [http://www.darklegacycomics.com/72.html weekly comic], one of the main characters tries to put in the name fhqwhgads for the player.<br />
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== Dave Kelly Central ==<br />
In the [http://www.davekellycentral.com/d/20021002.html second comic], Strong Bad shows up to mock the size of Dave Kelly's ego.<br />
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== The Death & Return of Colossus ==<br />
[http://www.richellemead.com/comic/comic-main.htm This] is a one-shot parody of the X-Men comics, drawn in stick-figure style. The second panel of the first page has Lockheed drawn to look like Trogdor.<br />
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== Digimon ==<br />
In the fourth and final volume of the [[wikipedia: Tokyopop|Tokyopop]] manga adaptation of the third season of the ''[[wikipedia: Digimon| Digimon]]'' animated series, [[wikipedia: Rapidmon|Rapidmon]] utters [[What's Her Face]]'s classic line: "My blood hurts."<br />
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== DMFA ==<br />
Trogdor can be seen in the first panel of [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_309.php this] comic.<br />
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== Dominic Deegan ==<br />
In the [http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2002-09-23 September 23,2002] comic, Strong Bad makes a cameo appearance as one of Dominic's customers in the last panel.<br />
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== Devstyle ==<br />
[http://devstyle.com/extra.php?extra=dir_based&t=pinups&comic=14 Rude] is making fun of the compy 386.<br><br />
[http://devstyle.com/index.php?type=Comic&page=120 In Comic 91] Rude bumps in to Trogdor<br />
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== Droop ==<br />
[http://www.nightgig.com/argh/droop/index.php?viewDate=20030910 This] issue of "Droop" features Homestar Runner popping up with the phrase "A Jorb Well Done".<br />
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== Digital Purgatory ==<br />
In episode 19, [http://www.dp-comics.net/archives/19.htm "Dude, Shut the Hell Up"], of [http://www.dp-comics.net/index.htm "Digital Purgatory"], in the third and fourth panels, Trogdor appears on a whiteboard in the background.<br />
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== Dinosaur Comics ==<br />
In a comic released [http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=811 July 17, 2006], Utahraptor mentions "fhqwhgads".<br />
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== Doc's Machine ==<br />
On 2003-10-31, Doc's Halloween comic showed Pom-Pom in the bottom frame. [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb220.html Here.]<br />
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== Dueling Analogs ==<br />
The [http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?date=2006-10-31 October 31, 2006 comic] (entitled "Thatched-roof cottages!!!") features Strong Bad and Homestar discussing the inclusion of [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] in the game [[Wikipedia:Guitar Hero II|Guitar Hero II]]. The news post below the comic mentions the [[HRWiki:About|Homestar Runner Wiki]].<br />
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== El Goonish Shive ==<br />
Popular webcomic [[Wikipedia:El Goonish Shive|El Goonish Shive]] has made multiple references to Homestar Runner, both in filler comics. In [http://www.egscomics.com/Filler/d/20030927.html one], the comic's title "That Block-Thing is Gonna Give me Nightmares" references [[The Homestar Runner]]'s similar line in [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]].<br />
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== Evil Inc ==<br />
The author of [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Fancomics/Evil/Evil.html "Evil Inc"] has said on the Bob and George forums that Satan being dressed up as Ichiro in comic #267 is a minor reference to Strong Bad dressing up as Homestar dressed up as Angus Young in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].<br />
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==Exterminatus Now==<br />
On November 10th, 2006, a [http://exterminatusnow.comicgenesis.com/d/20061110.html drawing] of a flying, fire-breathing Trogdor was put up.<br />
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== F@NB0Y$ ==<br />
The artist, Scott DeWitt is a Homestar Runner fan. One of the main characters, Lemmy, has it on his [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=5 iPod], Sylvia's friend [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=111 Kirstin] has Strong Bad on her bag, and there is a reference to Teen Girl Squad in his [http://www.fanboys-online.com/tutorial.htm drawing tutorial]. Also, after F@NBOY$ [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=40 won the Joystiq Wrap-up], and the cast thinks they're internet celebrities, Strong Bad is among those laughing at them.<br />
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After it was announced that Trogdor will be in Guitar Hero II, a comic was made in which the [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=95 gang plays air guitar and air bass].<br />
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A comic called [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=115 The Homestarmy] was made after it was found out about the wiki and his entry in the sightings. Strong Bad then instructs The Cheat to take out Lemmy with a sniper rifle.<br />
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[http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=45 Types (now in stereo)]. Paul is thinking of more ideas for the comic. He gives up and throws away the notepad. All it has on it are pictures of So and So, Cheerleader, The Ugly One and What's Her Face, respectively.<br />
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The first panel of [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=153 Intermission: Who Shot First?] shows Chess painting miniatures of an unspecified tabletop game, one of them is Strong Bad.<br />
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In the comic called [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=158 First Day on the Job Part 8] When the Xbox falls on Lemmy's head the boxes next to it are for Rhino Feeder and "Secret Collect 2", both have pictures of Strong Bad on the cover. There is also what appears to be a Homestar Runner keychain or pez dispenser in the last panel.<br />
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In the comic [http://www.fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=166 Popular Trends], in the final panel, which has a Muppet Babies parody, the blocks on the floor spell H*R, the abbreviation for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].<br />
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The title of the comic [http://www.fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=167 Meshing on the Trembolos] is a reference to the blurb that appears while [[Trogdor (song)]] loads on Guitar Hero II: "For squeadlies, mash on the trembalo"<br />
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In another example of "-'d" words, when the cat, driving the Buick, leaps off the 3rd ramp, it does a barrel roll, and the panel says [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=179 "BARREL ROLL'D"]<br />
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The title of the comic [http://www.fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=206 All Up On's] is a reference to [[All_up_ons|the recurring phrase]]. The corresponding news snippet for this particular comic also has an example of "-'d" words (in this case, "cash'd").<br />
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Scott makes a reference to [[Strong Bad Email]] when he talks about getting [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=210 "a zillion sbemails"].<br />
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In [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=124 Piece de Resistance], Paul is playing online and as he kills his enemies, they drop out of the game and one of them is named So and so.<br />
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[http://fanboys-online.com/mini.php?id=12 F@nboy$ Mini #12] starts off with a description of Mario as such: He's short, dumpy, chubby, silly-looking and always has a smile on his face. He is an OK guy." The last sentence is a reference to [[flashback]].<br />
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A [http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=187 guest comic] done by webcomic [http://theslackerz.com Slackerz] used the word "cash'd", an example of -'d words.<br />
*Cash'd was used again in [[http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=237 Shady Deals]] when Paul bribes the grim reaper.<br />
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The first panel of [http://fanboys-online.com/mini.php?id=20 F@nb0y$ Mini #20] has Homestar's face on the microphone.<br />
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== Final Stupidity ==<br />
In the [http://www.jediburger.com/comics/finalstupidity/004.html fourth] comic, "Obligatory Pop Culture Reference," [[Dangeresque Too]] makes a small cameo on the last panel.<BR><br />
The [http://www.jediburger.com/comics/finalstupidity/005.html fifth comic's] title, "Burninated", is an obvious reference to Trogdor.<BR><br />
The [http://www.jediburger.com/comics/finalstupidity/007.html seventh comic's] title, "Got Witch's Brew?" is a reference to Homestar's obsession with witch's brew.<br />
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== GameCheetz ==<br />
The seventh panel in [http://www.gamecheetz.com/Comic.php?comic=15692 comic #15692] is taken from [[Parsnips A-Plenty]].<br><br />
[[Technochocolate]] is mentioned in the fifth panel of [http://www.gamecheetz.com/Comic.php?comic=00297 comic #00297].<br />
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== Get Blue Spheres ==<br />
* In [http://www.fireball20xl.com/gbs/index.php?id=36 the 36th issue] of this Sprite Comic, Dr. Robotnik dresses up as Homestar Runner (Far Left), and Charmy Bee (Next To Robotnik) dresses up as Strong Bad.<br />
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== Girly ==<br />
* In [http://go-girly.com/go/217 #217] of this comic, the racing game's game over screen says, "OH NOS YOU SPLODED!!", which may be a reference to [[StrongBadZone]].<br />
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== Hawkman ==<br />
In the December 2003 issue of DC Comic's <i>Hawkman</i> (page 16 of issue 20, volume 4), an abusive spouse is seen wearing a black T-shirt featuring Strong Bad's face and gloves, and the text "FHGWHGAS." Unfortunately you'll have to pick up an old issue of the comic to see it. [http://www.dccomics.com/features/hawkman/]<br />
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== Here Is A Question ==<br />
*[http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question28.gif Early on] in the question-based spritecomic [http://reno.stage-select.com/ Here Is A Question], JnVReno is asked an extremely [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|familar line]], to much rage.<br />
*Only a [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question51.gif short while later], he is asked the exact same question.<br />
*Not too much later, someone also asks the [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question69.gif same question] of Jesus.<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question106.gif a later comic], someone asks if he has a crush on Marzipan and Homsar appears.<br />
*Upon being asked about [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question155.gif guitar solos], Reno demonstrates several, one which includes the 'Meedley Mee!' bit from [[guitar]].<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question161.gif another comic], he is asked is he has a Pimped out car, by a person named Kyle similar to the one in [[car]].<br />
*In the [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question300.gif 300th comic], Garkon shouts out "GARBLEDINA!", a reference to [[the facts]].<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question383.png another], a sock-puppet announces that it is a song from the sixties.<br />
*In an [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question413.png attempt to take control] of the comic, Reno puts up a big [[No Loafing Sign]].<br />
*In a [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question441.png later comic], one of the n00bs asks Reno that old, familiar question.<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question460.png medieval times], Sir Reno was asked "how doth ye use thy quill pen whilst wearing thy gauntlets".<br />
*One of the [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question466.png many "spin-offs"] of the comic included the "New Question Show", which was canceled during the pilot, much like [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]]<br />
*[http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question469.png In the future], a head-controlled Reno cyborg will be asked how he can answer these questions with no limbs.<br />
*[http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question485.png In comic #485], Reno is asked how he types with boots on, to which he replies "with my hands, at least until I develop full telekenetic potential".<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question622.png comic #622], a complimentary ninja makes a "PREOOOOOOWWWW" sound as it sails across the room, much like the Paper.<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question673.png comic #673], the universe is BLACK HOLE'D due to all the Renos being in the same place at once.<br />
*[[Strong Sad]] responds to a [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ//Question686.png big commercial success] in exactly the same way as he does in [[geddup noise]].<br />
*In the [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question700.png 700th comic], the cast all ask for a celebration exactly the same as the cast in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], with similarly disastrous results.<br />
*Renee notes in the [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question841.png 841st comic] that some dragons can [[Trogdor|burninate the people in their thatch roof cottages]].<br />
*In a demonstration of whether or not "[http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question913.png the reploids is anatomically correct]", X and Zero act out a scene from [[lady fan]].<br />
*While [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question917.png confronting Kevin], Renee quotes [[Senor Cardgage]] by saying "excardon me".<br />
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==Heroes Inc.==<br />
In [http://www.heroes-comic.com/?p=263 Comic 263] Bowser and Kirby have a conversation involving random and unexplained DNA Evidence.<br />
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==Hockey Zombie==<br />
In [http://www.hockeyzombie.com/daily.php?date=060202 this episode] The skull man is wearing a Red star shirt similar to homestar's<br />
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==I'm Blue==<br />
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In [http://www.blue-comic.com/archives/20040723.html this comic], Blue Veers is seen with a The Cheat plushie, possibly a [[Kick The Cheat]].<br />
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==Impy and Aevy==<br />
*In [http://impy.aorange.com/index.php?date=2006-04-05 one comic], Aevy causes a computer's logic circuits to fail by loading Homestar Runner on it.<br />
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==Jump Start==<br />
*A comic strip of this on August 16th, 2006 made a reference to the Freakin' Duck. Someone drew a picture of a "ferocious fire-breathing dragon", but it was mistaken as a duck, by somebody else. <br />
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==Kagerou==<br />
*A very easily-missed [http://www.electric-manga.com/19/10.html reference], Kano begins to draw a picture, and talking to himself in a Strong Bad accent.<br />
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== The Karnak Hates Everthing Show ==<br />
Homestar Runner appeared and got (possibly joking) [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Subcomics/Karnak/Karnak/index.php?page=297 negative comments] on Karnak's "Alienate the Readers Week".<br />
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== Least I Could Do ==<br />
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*The header joke for the [http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20070331 March 31 2007 comic] reads "Subject: SB_Email Menu"; the fourth panel of the same comic shows Rayne, the main character, typing on a computer in near-identical fashion to Strong Bad.<br />
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== Life On Sedna ==<br />
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'''NOTE:''' Some of these links may not work.<br />
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*In [http://www.piczo.com/Visitmypiczosite?g=17247118&cr=2 This Page Of Issue 1], Homestar is on the left-side of the fourth frame.<br />
*In [http://www.piczo.com/Visitmypiczosite?g=18454480&cr=2 This Page Of Issue 2], A Lego Sculpture of Atari Homestar appears.<br />
*In [http://www.piczo.com/Visitmypiczosite?g=18872840&cr=2 This Page Of Issue 3], The guy behind the desk is wearing the same hat as [[Homsar]].<br />
*In [http://pic2.piczo.com/Visitmypiczosite/?g=22581660 This Page of Issue 7], Strong Bad appears, making a reference to both the Dangeresque films, and the email [[stunt double]].<br />
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==Masters of the art==<br />
*In [http://www.mastersoftheart.com/comic.php?cid=59 Episode 59], the computer has text from "[[Thy Dungeonman]]" on it.<br />
*In [http://www.mastersoftheart.com/comic.php?cid=137 Episode 137], on the right side of the newspaper it reads that [[Strongbadia]] was struck by a 90 foot tall [[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad|wave of babies]].<br />
*In [http://www.mastersoftheart.com/comic.php?cid=320 Episode 320], the character Dirk asks his robotic double "Didn't [[A Splode|your head a splode]]?"<br />
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== Mid-Shift ==<br />
This strip is not available online, but if you purchase the book, and turn to page 19, you can see a Homestar Runner mainpage on the computer. [http://www.midshiftcomic.com Official website]<br />
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== MoDCAMeRa ==<br />
In the fourth panel of "Welcome to Yore Doum!", Matt says: "Okay, let's just give up trying not to laugh at him sounding like the Homestar Runner and do something else."<br />
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==Muertitos==<br />
*A [http://muertitos.comicgenesis.com/d/20051129.html filler comic] on how to make your own comic strip suggests drawing copyrighted characters. The Cheat is among them.<br />
*During the Death/Hulamutt Action Hour [http://muertitos.comicgenesis.com/d/20060615.html storyline], the Anecdotist had figured the authorities would send the [[Wikipedia:Green Lantern|Green Lantern]] to battle him, and assembled a group of yellow characters to protect him. Among them is The Cheat.<br />
*In [http://muertitos.comicgenesis.com/d/20070227.html this comic], Honeo discovers an attempt to fix a ski race, and announces "I've got to drop my grapes and stop that CHEAT!", an obvious nod to the [[Original Book]].<br />
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== Name Censored ==<br />
*In the [http://planet.nana.co.il/e_l_cool///name1.htm second strip], which is actually the first, Elad wears his iconic Homestar Runner hat. Elad still owns that hat and wears it on several occasions.<br />
*In the [http://planet.nana.co.il/e_l_cool///name4.html last strip], there is an "EXTRA SECRET COMICS!". In the second panel, Homestar's head is shown on the wall.<br />
*Elad also made [http://planet.nana.co.il/e_l_cool///southpark.JPG a picture] of the Homestar Runner cast as South Park characters, but it was never published on the main site.<br />
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== Natch Evil ==<br />
*In [http://www.natchevil.com/comic.asp?comicID=109 Comic#109] God mentions getting an email about how he types with boxing gloves on.<br />
*The [http://www.natchevil.com/extras.html Extra menu] is rather reminiscent of the main pages, and it even says apologies to Homestar at the bottom.<br />
*In [http://www.natchevil.com/comic.asp?comicID=410 Comic#410] Cliff mentions [[Grumblecakes]].<br />
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== The Neopian Times ==<br />
In three comics made by [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=_lordofthefrogs_ _lordofthefrogs_], the owner himself wears a duckie shirt ([http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=3775&issue=160 Comic #1]), Homestar's star shirt ([http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=19159&issue=166 Comic #2]), and in the 3rd comic a salesperson wears the same skirt as Marzipan ([http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=31406&issue=170 Comic #3]). If you go to [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=_lordofthefrogs_ his lookup], it says that he is a dedicated fanatic of Homestar Runner, and his background is [[:Image:Seriously.PNG|the Homestar Runner background with "Seriously" below him]].<br />
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==Never Never==<br />
*In a [http://www.mopsy.com/d/20061121.html filler comic] Homestar has a cameo acknowledged by the author as an "added bonus".<br />
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== Ninja Verses ==<br />
*In one comic, [[Eh! Steve!]] is featured as a [http://www.ninjaverses.net/d/20050317.html Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Ninja].<br />
*In [http://www.ninjaverses.net/d/20050428.html another], the "Regular Ninja" parodies the [[Strong Bad Email]] element, including a "How do you type with boxing gloves"-type question. The animation ends with a single panel, like the normal comic: "Regular Ninja vs. Wrestleman Ninja"<br />
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== Oh The Humanity ==<br />
In the final panel of the [http://humanity.xepher.net/comic.php?date=2004-01-07 January 7, 2004] strip, somebody says "A jorb well done"<br />
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== Okashina Okashi - Strange Candy ==<br />
During the Sentai Arc, the background music played during Lycidia's trip through [http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20030624.html boarding tunnel number 2] is [[The System Is Down (song)|The System Is Down]]. The song is referenced again three more times through the arc [http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20030701.html here], [http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20031104.html here], and [http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20031106.html here].<br />
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During the Fantasy Arc which takes place in a MMORPG, the main characters get sucked down a whirlpool while bathing in a lake and ended up being transported to a text based game that references, among other text based games, [[Thy Dungeonman]]. It first appeared in [http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20060709.html #686 32 kilobytes of RAM] and again in [http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20060711.html #687 Finding the right command].<br />
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== One One Seven ==<br />
In the 71st and 72nd guest strips of the Halo-based comic "One One Seven", Master Chief is shown sitting at a Compy 386. He even answers his own email!<br />
http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/stuntmutt.html?type=guest&image=guest71<br />
http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/stuntmutt.html?type=guest&image=guest72<br />
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== Oxygen Deficient ==<br />
The main characters send Strong Bad an E-mail in [http://www.oxygendeficient.com/index.php?comic=3 Comic #3]<br />
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== Phil Likes Tacos ==<br />
Homsar is among one of the characters to make a cameo in [http://philtaco.keenspace.com/d/20050522.html this] strip.<br />
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Trogdor's theme song is mentioned in [http://philtaco.comicgen.com/d/20060208.html this] strip.<br />
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Trogdor appears in a framed picture on the wall in the first panel of [http://philtaco.comicgen.com/d/20060612.html this] strip.<br />
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==Pokemon Amethyst Version==<br />
In [http://www.drunkduck.com/Pokemon_Amethyst_Version/index.php?p=52662 "Comic 3: Leaving Home in Anyway Possible"], Barry says "...Well, looks like I'm gonna to have to jump!", a la [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]].<br />
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In the description of [http://www.drunkduck.com/Pokemon_Amethyst_Version/index.php?p=128684 "Merry Christmas (and other winter-time holidays)"], Glitch references [[Decemberween]].<br />
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== Pokemon X ==<br />
In [http://pokemonx.keenspace.com/d/20050401.html the 2005 April Fool's special], the characters are "FOOLED!" by the [[Arrow'd Guy]].<br />
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In [http://pokemonx.keenspace.com/d/20060401.html the 2006 April Fool's special], drawn and written in a similar format, a moose get "PWNED!" by a Mewtwo, noted by, again, the Arrow'd Guy.<br />
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In [http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20060811.html Comic 492], May comments that the candy Brendan got was "Soo Goood." a reference to Teen Girl Squad.<br />
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== PS238 ==<br />
In [http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/nodwick/ps238/index.htm issue 14] of this comic series, the Teen Girl Squad appear as a child's drawing taped to a wall, though What's Her Face's frame is torn.<br />
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== PvP ==<br />
In a guest strip by Howard Tayler, [[Pan Pan]] appears among [http://www.pvponline.com/article/2696/Fri-Apr-21?y=2006 a line-up of pandas].<br />
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== Questionable Content ==<br />
*In [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=265 comic #265], while Faye and Marten are discussing what will be the next indie rock band to break up, Faye mentions that the head of Win Butler (from The Arcade Fire) will explode during a live performance, forcing them to replace him with a Homestar Runner puppet. <br />
*In [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=317 comic #317], Steve is wearing an [[Eh! Steve!]] T-shirt.<br />
*In [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=333 comic #333], Raven wants to be left alone to close the coffee shop. She exclaims, "I can do it! I can totally do it nine times!" This is a reference to The Cheat's crazy cartoon in [[crazy cartoon]].<br />
*In [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=369 comic #369], the cardboard box on the top shelf is labeled, "Homestars".<br />
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== Random Codes ==<br />
The first two lines of the [http://us.codejunkies.com/images/randomcodes16.jpg 16th comic] are "So from then on, it was all pork and beans." and "That's not very healthy..." which are close to the two lines of dialogue said by Homestar and Marzipan in [[helium]].<br />
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== Resident Evil ==<br />
In [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Fancomics/Resident/Resident.html?50 comic 249], Jill asks Steve who Lisa is, which he replies that she's [[Crazy Go Nuts]].<br />
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== Road Waffles ==<br />
In the [http://www.roadwaffles.com/archive-rw.php?c=2003-7-23 July 23, 2003] comic, when Moses is altering how he percieves the afterlife, one of his visualisations bears a resemblance to Strong Bad standing in Strong Badia, saying 'Pop culture reference!'.<br />
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== Room ==<br />
A recent update of this puzzling pixelart webcomic has an appearance of a pixelart Strong Bad and The Cheat. He's looking at a computer, but it doesn't appear to be any of the ones he's owned. [http://www.aintaer.com/room/room.php?strip=49]<br />
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== Roy the Duck ==<br />
*Explore [http://roy.esmilde.com/mathtitle.htm Roy the Duck's math book] to find Homestar Runner and to learn how to count (see page 4 especially).<br />
*The new ''Ye Castle's Final Houre'' [http://roy.esmilde.com/castlebook.htm book] says "...don't throw full glass wine bottles at the screen."<br />
*It also has two references to homestarrunner.com on the [http://roy.esmilde.com/zBay.htm zBay] page. On it Bubs is selling the [[Broken Compy Menu|Slightly Shotgunned Compy]]. It also contains a link to the [[HR:amazon.html|bookazon.com]] page.<br />
*[http://roy.esmilde.com/palmstatetimes.htm The Palm State Times] on the site contains an article about [[Thorax Corporation]].<br />
*Their [http://roy.esmilde.com/cloogle.htm Cloogle] page has a reference to both Senor Cardgage Mortgage and Population: Tire.<br />
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== Runaways ==<br />
In the July 2005 issue of this [[wikipedia: Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] publication, as the title characters head off on a mission to rescue the captive mother of their newest accquaintance, Victor, Victor himself remarks that he is "not sure why he should entrust his mom's life to the freakin' '''Teen Girl Squad'''!" Chase, the only male member of the Runaways team, corrects him with: "That's Teen Girl Squad plus one, amigo!"<br />
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== Scary Go Round ==<br />
*[http://www.scarygoround.com/?date=20050818 In the comic posted on August 18th, 2005], Shelley tells Gibby to tell her father about the "terrible a-splosions", an obvious reference to Vector Strong Bad.<br />
*In the [http://www.scarygoround.com/index.php?date=20070912 September 12, 2007 comic], a slightly jam-inebriated Shelley replies to Amy's instructions with "I do as I'm told", a la [[Homsar]] in [[dragon]].<br />
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== SCemails ==<br />
This webcomic is a spoof of Strong Bad Email.<br />
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== Sluggy Freelance ==<br />
The weekly filler Meanwhile in the Dimension of Pain shows the demons deathmatching. When Horribus uses the Unholy Hand grenade and the demons are all incinerated, the panel reads "And all was laid to burnination."<br />
[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=040501 link]<br />
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== SMAX ==<br />
The ''Top Ten'' spin-off comic ''[http://www.enjolrasworld.com/Jess%20Nevins/Smax/Smax%20index.htm SMAX]'' puts Jaafs Macksun and his partner Toybox in a world of fantasy. A wanted poster for Trogdor is on a pole and the silhouette of Homestar and Pom Pom are seen in town.<br />
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== Snafu ==<br />
In the strip [http://www.snafu-comics.com/?strip_id=144 Otakon 2004], Homestar Runner has a cameo in the 3rd panel, saying "I could sure go for a glass of melonade."<br />
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== Sore Thumbs ==<br />
In [http://www.sorethumbsonline.com/comics/st20041220.gif this] comic, a drugged director quotes Strong Bad's "H*R and Marzipan Dating Simulation XR" from Strong Bad Email [[date]].<br />
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== Staccato ==<br />
In the online webcomic, Staccato, when the author portrays his characters as Fantastic Four characters, the one portrayed as the "The Human Torch" says "'The Human Torch?' 'Flame On?' That all sounds kinda' fruity... Couldn't I be be called like 'The Burninator' or something?" in direct reference to our beloved Trogdor!<br />
[http://www.staccatocomic.com/2005-011.php]<br />
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== Tales of Southtown ==<br />
In [http://southtown.incomprehensibility.com/archives.php?id=12 Episode #12], the words "That is not a small number!" appear on a scroller at the bottom of the TV screen that Geese is watching, a reference to [[virus]].<br />
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== Team Gizoid ==<br />
In [http://teamgizoid.smackjeeves.com/comics/245645/on-the-floor/ this strip] Skippy mentions transforming into a Giant Robotic Halloween Night Finding Space Panther, a reference to [[Happy Hallow-day]].<br />
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== Teen Titans Go! ==<br />
In the issue of this [[wikipedia: DC Comics|DC Comics]] comic entitled "Finding Nero," there is a carnival game with Strong Sad plushies as prizes.<br />
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== The Devil's panties ==<br />
* The [http://devilspanties.keenspot.com/d/20030416.html April 16 2003 comic] and the [http://devilspanties.keenspot.com/d/20040927.html September 27 2004 comic] has the main character (Jennie) screaming "TROGDOR" in a caffine fueled rage<br />
* The [http://devilspanties.keenspot.com/d/20050208.html February 8 2005 comic] features geeks entertaining themselves by singing among other things "The system is down" and shouting "Trogdor"<br />
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== The Misadventures of Gary and Ted ==<br />
Trogdor [http://garyandted.com/2007/02/05/59-a-game-of-wits/ shows up] as a solution in a Sudoku square in the third panel.<br />
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== The Rodlands Comics ==<br />
*In [http://pic2.piczo.com/Visitmypiczosite/?g=23541472 Issue 10], Homestar Runner can be seen on the plane.<br />
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== Theater Hopper ==<br />
Tom Brazelton of Theater Hopper had himself in his [http://www.theaterhopper.com/index.php?date=20040623 comics] on June 23, with a Homestar shirt.<br />
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Also, [http://www.theaterhopper.com/index.php?date=20060623 this] comic features the [[Wear a Bikini!]] plane in the background.<br />
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== Tiny Sepuku ==<br />
[http://tinysepuku.com/comics.asp?a=04-22-04 This comic] about catchy songs includes [[Everybody to the Limit]] (with [[Fhqwhgads]] misspelled as "fhqwdgads") as one of its examples.<br />
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== Twisted Kaiju Theater ==<br />
A season 17 [http://www.neomonsterisland.com/tktarkv/vol2/017/803/1.html episode] of the comic makes reference to Trogdor, and reveals that the creator hadn't heard of homestarrunner.com until 2005.<br />
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== [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/35747963/ Toonatopia] ==<br />
Homestar Runner is mentioned on the [http://www.deviantart.com/view/21218372/ first page].<br />
<br />
== Under Power ==<br />
*In the [http://underpower.non-essential.com/index.php?comic=20040202 Feb 02, 2004] Strong Bad is behind the elf and saying ARROWED! Also, the copyright line at the bottom reads "strong bad &copy; 2001-2004 the brothers chaps".<br />
*In the [http://underpower.non-essential.com/index.php?comic=20040519 May 19, 2004] comic, Strong Bad and the Cheat are the DJs in panel 2.<br />
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== Universal Voyage ==<br />
*In [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Subcomics/UVoyage/index.php?num=1 Comic #2] there are sprites of Strong Bad and Trogdor as a team called "Burninators!"<br />
*In [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Subcomics/UVoyage/index.php?num=188 Comic#563], Homestar makes a rather ''shocking'' sprite cameo.<br />
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== Vanguard ==<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/Vanguard/067.png comic 67], NORM the computer wakes up, mimicking the [[Couch Mumbling]] gag.<br />
*[http://reno.stage-select.com/Vanguard/175.png Comic 175] has Kylmoore refer to the cast as "Brain-for-Brains", as Strong Bad did to Strong Mad in [[invisibility]].<br />
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== VG Cats ==<br />
*The "[http://www.vgcats.com/first/ New to the site]" page starts "Welcome aboard the USS VGCats.com, this is a website!", both mimicking and linking to [[First Time Here?]]<br />
*In [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/extras/100.php Comic 100], click on "100 Comics" at the end to see Pantsman answer an email on the [[Compy 386]]. Strong Bad later appears and repeats a line from [[sibbie]] in this clip.<br />
*In the 6th panel of [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=129 Comic 135], a The Cheat Talking Plush Doll is visible with the rest of the merchandise behind the glass in the bottom right.<br />
*At the top of the new layout, there is a [http://www.vgcats.com/quotes/rotate.php rotating image], featuring several different quotes. A few of them are [How do you type with boxing gloves on?], [We are the band LIMOZEEN!] and [Let's get ready to look SO GOOD!]<br />
*The title for the news post on Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 12:43 PM is "Throw baby", a [[Peasant's Quest]] reference.<br />
*[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=186 Comic 187] is titled Jorbs, a reference to [[A Jorb Well Done]] and [[Coach Z]]'s accent in general.<br />
*[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=218 Comic 218] is titled "G-Four'd", a reference to [[-'d]] and [[Teen Girl Squad]] in general.<br />
*In [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=232 Comic 232], "safety guide", the first panel has a guitar with a sticker of the ever-popular band [[Limozeen]].<br />
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== Walking Is Still Honest ==<br />
*In [http://www.stillhonest.com/?strip_id=69 strip #69], the power is out, and there is a picture of Strong Bad's head with the words "Power Failured!" above it. <br />
*In [http://www.stillhonest.com/?strip_id=94 strip #94], the trebuchet is nicknamed 'Trebdor, the Flinginator'.<br />
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== Witchs' Brew ==<br />
The origin of the Witch's Brew name came from Homestar's famous Halloween [[Witches' Brew|witch's brew]] line. (Alas, however, the phrase is not spelled correctly in the comic.) Also, in the [http://homepage.mac.com/witchsbrew/brews1-10/brew01.html first] comic, Homestar appears on the last panel, and the [http://homepage.mac.com/witchsbrew/brews1-10/brew03.html third] comic uses the CHILDREN! panel from [[Teen Girl Squad]]. The [http://homepage.mac.com/witchsbrew/brews1-10/brew06.html sixth] comic tells us to not fake the funk on a nasty dunk, one of [[Homsar]]'s quotes from [[interview]]. And the author bios describe one of the creators as "one of the few lucky non-peasant humans to be burninated."<br />
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==World of Warcraft Comic Contest==<br />
In a comic submitted by the character Bludlemon, on the furbolg's necklace is a small Strong Bad head. Link: http://www.blizzard.com/wow/screenshot.aspx?ImageIndex=84&Set=64<br />
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==World of Warcraft Idiocy==<br />
*In [http://reno.stage-select.com/WoWi/120.png comic 120], Jay and Tor have a brief discussion, reminiscent of the one Homestar and Marzipan have in [[helium]].<br />
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== The Wotch ==<br />
*In the [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2003-04-02 April 2, 2003 comic], Jason looks at a shelf full of magical items in the eighth panel. [[Trogdor]] can be seen on the top shelf.<br />
*In the [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2003-06-24 June 24, 2003 comic], Lilly and Jennie are playing with Homestar Runner action figures. In particular they are acting out a scene from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]].<br />
*In the first panel of the [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2007-06-25 June 24, 2007 comic], Katie tells Wolfie about the [[DNA Evidence]] cartoon.<br />
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== The Wotch: CHEER! ==<br />
*In the [http://cheer.thewotch.com/index.php?date=20060314 March 14th comic], Lita makes a Pig Latin comment reminiscent of Strong Bad's at the end of [[rock opera]], right down to the reversal of what was meant and what was said.<br />
*In a [http://cheer.thewotch.com/index.php?date=20070303 later comic], "Principal O'Brian"/32 excuses herself to go "[[Place]]", similarly to Strong Bad at the end of [[different town]].<br />
*In [http://cheer.thewotch.com/index.php?date=20070410 April 10th's comic], "Principal O'Brian"/32 claims to have [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|tampered with the DNA evidence]], using the same wording Strong Bad used in [[unnatural]].<br />
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== [http://www.vipercomics.com/webComics/yht You'll Have That] ==<br />
On the [http://www.vipercomics.com/webComics/yht/strips/050725.gif July 25th, 2005 comic], Andy tries to steal a new [[Compy 386]].<br />
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== Zelda comic == <br />
*[http://www.zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=096.gif Comic 96] is entitled Dot, Dot, Dot.<br />
*In [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=136.gif Comic 136], Bub says "Ow! my stomach lining!!!"<br />
*On comic [http://www.zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=162.png 162], the characters are swamped by Cuccos with the caption "CUCCO'D!"<br />
*[http://www.zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=164.png Comic 164] is actually called "Yet Another Subtle Homestar Reference." The reference is "shut it up, you."<br />
*[http://www.zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=170.png Comic 170] is entitled "I'm So Glad the Bub is Not Dead."<br />
*In [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=193.png Comic 193], the Miscreant decapitates Edgar with the caption "DECAPITAT'D!"<br />
*On the [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=200.png 200th] comic, they used the "Its almost over!" screen from Teen Girl Squad.<br />
*[http://www.zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=212.png Comic 212] is entitled "Yeah, Shut Up, Kid." <br />
*On comic [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=217.png Comic 217], Link says "Rock, rock on!"<br />
*On comic [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=220.png Comic 220], Link says,"That sounds re-zon-able".<br />
*On comic [http://www.zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=223.png Comic 223], when Link rolls his eyes, it says "Eye roll'd!"<br />
*On comic [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=225.png 225], Link asks what would happen if Bub fights Lloyd. Bub answers saying "his head a splode?" <br />
*On comic [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/zc/?pic=227.png 227], Lloyd dodges an attack with the caption "Matrix'd!"<br />
*Also in the bonus section, there is a thing called "Flame War 04." The [http://zeldacomic.net/archives/bonus/flamewar04/flame1.jpg first comic] is a reference to the Strong Bad Email [[dragon]], and the state (California) with the underwear is a reference to Strong Bad Email [[weird dream]].<br />
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[[Category:Sightings]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Audition_with_MarzipanAudition with Marzipan2007-11-19T00:52:38Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 518632; that is what "the music" from Thoughts on a Bird means</p>
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<div>{{gamenav|Old Game|percussion2|Astro-Lite 2600|Bronco Trolleys}}<br />
[[Image:marzipanaudition.PNG|thumb|Marzipan playing "Thoughts On a Bird"]]<br />
Lay down some phat beats with {{Film|Marzipan}} and [[Marzipan's Ukulele|her ukulele]]. You can play each instrument by clicking it with a mouse, or typing the associated letter on the keyboard.<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Play drums for Marzipan! Do it! Now!!<br />
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==Lyrics==<br />
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===Thoughts on a Bird===<br />
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There was a bird,<br /><br />
A really cute bird.<br /><br />
A really, really, really, really, really cute bird.<br />
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===Your Own Medicine===<br />
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A taste of your own medicine.<br /><br />
A taste of your own medicine.<br /><br />
You deserve a taste of your own medicine.<br />
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===Summertime Is Here===<br />
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La, la, la, la, la.<br /><br />
Flip flops and ice cream,<br /><br />
Waterfalls and candy canes,<br /><br />
Sugar drinks and mayonnaise,<br /><br />
Summertime is here.<br />
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==Instruments==<br />
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*[[Wikipedia:Hi-hat|Hi-hat]] <br />
*[[Wikipedia:Snare drum|Snare drum]]<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Bass drum|Bass drum]]<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Cowbell|Cowbell]]<br />
*[[The Mountain Goat|A Goat]] <br />
*[[Wikipedia:Turntablism|Turntable]]<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Triangle (instrument)|Triangle]]<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Maraca|Maracas]]<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Bongo drum|Bongo drum]]<br />
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==Marzipan's Feedback==<br />
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*"Umm... Maybe we better try again."<br />
*"Umm... And what was your experience again?"<br />
*"I think you're the greatest drummer that I've ever heard."<br />
*"Umm... I'll call you next week."<br />
*"Bravo!"<br />
*"You're awesome."<br />
*"I also have a dance that I made up to go along with that."<br />
*"Umm... I'll have my manager give you a call."<br />
*"Umm... Uh, that wasn't very good."<br />
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Feedback is generated at random.<br />
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==Fun Facts==<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*The bongos have reversed sounds: the bigger one makes a higher-pitched sound, and the smaller one makes a deeper sound.<br />
*You can't play the instruments using keystrokes if caps lock is on.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Candy Cane|Candy Cane]]s aren't typically associated with [[Wikipedia:summer|summer]]. They're more of a [[Wikipedia:Christmas|Christmas]] treat.<br />
*The URL reads "percussion2". There is no "percussion" or "percussion1".<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*If you hold down a key that is attributed to an instrument, the instrument will play again and again very quickly.<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
*The music from "Thoughts On a Bird" is later heard in [[The Luau]].<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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*Play the [[HR:percussion2.html|Game]]<br />
*Play the [[HR:percussion2.swf|Game (Flash file)]]<br />
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{{subtitlesLinks|percussion2}}<br />
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[[Category:Games]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Secret_PagesSecret Pages2007-11-18T21:30:05Z<p>Homestar Coder: rewrite</p>
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<div>A '''secret page''' is a page from [[homestarrunner.com]] that is either not linked to from anywhere or has been removed from the site altogether.<br />
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'''Note that sometimes some of the pages don't work. Just try again at a later date.'''<br />
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== Toons ==<br />
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These are [[Toons]] or toon-like animations that are not advertised from the site. Some of them are incomplete.<br />
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| [[Image:mm ls.png|100px]] || '''[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]''' || [[Strong Bad]] and [[Strong Mad]] steal the star from [[Homestar Runner]]'s shirt in order to force Homestar and [[Pom Pom]] to participate in a tag team wrestling match. This cartoon, which is the first ever full-length Homestar Runner toon made, now has been removed from the site for unknown reasons. It is included in [[Everything Else, Volume 2]].|| [[Mirror:marshmallow2.html|Watch the toon]] (mirror)<br />[[Mirror:marshmallow2.swf|View the Flash file]] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:jumpingjackcontest.png|100px]] || '''[[A Jumping Jack Contest]]''' || Strong Bad, [[Strong Sad]], Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, and [[Bubs]] enter a jumping jack contest. The person who continually jumps jacks for the longest wins. Strong Bad cheats, of course. Based loosely on the Homestar Runner book, it has since been taken off the site for unknown reasons. [[Strong Libs]] are available for play during the loading time. It is included in [[Everything Else, Volume 2]]. || [[Mirror:jumpinjacks2.html|Watch the toon]] (mirror)<br />[[Mirror:jumpinjacks2.swf|View the Flash file]] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:If I Ran the Camera.PNG|100px]] || '''[[If I Ran the Camera]]''' || A poem written by [[Karen Wagner]] as a father's day present to [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman (Grandpa)]]. It was on the site for a short period of time but soon taken down once [[The Brothers Chaps]] realized that fans had found it. It features a [[little girl]] named Astrid Renee and [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Grandpa Chapman]]. || [[Mirror:ifiranthecamera.html|Watch the toon]] (mirror)<br />[[Mirror:ifiranthecamera.swf|View the Flash file]] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:Superbrave.jpg|100px]] || '''[[Super Brave!!]]''' || A [[homestarrunner.com]] update for February 21, 2003. It featured a class full of kids who had each drawn a picture of Homestar Runner. You could move the mouse over the kids and see Homestar-esque drawings of each of them that were eventually used for characters appearing during the karaoke songs on strongbad_email.exe DVD #3. On February 24, the update was renamed to "these kids rule". || [[Mirror:superbrave.swf|View the Flash file]] (Mirror)<br>[[Mirror:thesekidsrule.swf|View the Flash file]] (Mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:limozeenecard.jpg|100px]] ||'''[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]]''' || [[Limozeen]] Thanksgiving E-Cards were made available for Thanksgiving 2003. Three messages from the members of Limozeen are provided. The recipient of the E-Card would be sent an email with the URL of the card that was prepared for them.<br /><br />Although the feature itself has been removed from the site, going to the URL will show the loading screen. The font used for "Loading..." is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden]] logo. ||[[HR:zeen_ecard.swf|View the Flash file]] (loading screen only)<br />[http://www.everybodytothelimit.com/zeen.html Watch the toon] (mirror)<br />[http://www.everybodytothelimit.com/zeen_ecard_loader.swf View the Flash file] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:twinkie.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Where the Crap Are We?]]''' || This toon wasn't ever on the site. It's an animation with Homestar and Strong Bad found in an [[Easter eggs|Easter egg]] at [http://www.macromedia.com/software/central/ Macromedia Central]. It was also available in a hidden 'toon on the [[Everything Else, Volume 1]] DVD. || [[Mirror:egg.html|Watch the toon]] (mirror)<br />[[Mirror:egg.swf|View the Flash file]] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:Happy T.png|100px]] || '''[[Happy T!]]''' || A sign which says "Happy T!" The letters, when clicked on, have voiceovers of the main characters saying things relating to the title. It features an Easter egg with Homsar, accessed by clicking on a small spot on the lower right hand corner of the screen. || [[HR:happyt.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:sbemail100.png|100px]] || '''[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]''' || This toon was purposefully never linked to at any time. This secret page was designed to be discovered by people trying to find the [[flashback|100th]] [[Strong Bad Email]] before it was released. This occurs by typing www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail100.html instead of www.homestarrunner.com/sbemailahundred.html || [[HR:sbemail100.html|Watch the toon]]<br/>[[HR:100th_email.swf|View the Flash file]] <br />
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| [[Image:Missing Lappy.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Lappynapped!]]''' || This toon was released between [[cliffhangers]] and [[retirement]] as part of the [[Lappy 486#Lappy-napping|Lappy-napping saga]], but it was never listed on the Toons menu. It was only available through the [[Main Page Messages|"What's New" bubble]]. || [[HR:lappynapped.html|Watch the toon]]<br/>[[HR:lappynapped.swf|View the Flash file]] <br />
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| [[Image:TruckaSideways.png|100px]] || '''[[Field Day Intro]]''' || This toon was released onto the site but was never listed. It was only available through the URL "fieldday.html". || [[HR:fieldday.html|Watch the toon]]<br/>[[HR:fieldday.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:strongbadwithnomouthfromthesingalong.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Sing Along]]''' || A weird, unfinished sing-along with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]]. || [[HR:singalong.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Needlepoint.png|100px]] || '''[[Needlepoint]]''' || A seemingly unfinished small cartoon of Homestar and Strong Bad on a sewn picture, possibly a reference to the one scene in [[property of ones]]. Its picture features Strong Bad standing in [[The Field]]. Homestar Runner walks up in the right, stops next to Strong Bad and opens his mouth, possibly saying "'sup." The text "Get Rid of a Few Things!" appears below. A similar scene briefly appears in [[From the Vault]]. || [[HR:needlepoint.html|Watch the toon]]<br />[[HR:needlepoint.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Easter_egg_toon.png|100px]] || '''[[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]]''' || Once linked through a [[main page message]] reading "[[from work|email]] soon," this unfinished special features Easter [[Eggs]] designed after Homestar, Marzipan, Pom Pom, and Strong Bad. || [[HR:eggs.html|Watch the toon]]<br/>[[HR:eggs.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Secret Answering Machine.PNG|100px]] || '''Marzipan's Answering Machine''' || This is just [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], possibly before more versions were planned. It has a few minor differences from the current version. The font is a little different for both the number and the back link, it doesn't have the archive menu, and the Back button links to the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games Menu]]. || [[HR:answer.html|Watch the toon]]<br />[[HR:answer.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| || '''[[The King of Town DVD Commentary#Secret Commentary|The King of Town DVD Secret Commentary]]''' || This is a secret version of [[The King of Town DVD Commentary|Strong Bad's Commentary]] for the [[The King of Town DVD]] without any visuals. It is identical to the normal version except for the end, where it explains why Strong Bad did the commentary. || [[HR:sb_kingcomment.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Yellodellowdeleted.png|100px]] || '''[[In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes#Secret Deleted Scene|Secret Yello Dello Deleted Scene]]''' || This is the scene from the [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] DVD where Strong Bad is talking with Marzipan, but it has a strange commentary at the beginning. || [[HR:dellocut_2.html|Watch the toon]]<br />[[HR:dellocut_2.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:sbemail46.PNG|100px]] || '''Old "[[your friends]]"''' || This is an alternate version of the email [[your friends]]. Differences: Strong Bad's mouth isn't visible in the reflection when he sings the email intro. The announcer on the TV [[Strong Mad]] is watching doesn't say "Some type of TV show." The background music stops at [[Strong Sad]]'s scene. Some extra buzz saw blades and a bottle of hot sauce behind Strong Bad are gone in [[Marzipan]]'s scene. The Cheat doesn't yell at Strong Bad, and Pom Pom does one less turn. Strong Bad isn't holding a bottle of hot sauce in [[Homsar]]'s scene. At the end, Strong Bad says the word "fans" a little differently.<br />
|| [[HR:sbemail46.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Unfinished Interview.PNG|100px]] || '''Metro.pop Interview''' || An unfinished version of the overlooked short [[The Interview]]. Among other differences between it and the final, the loading screen is missing, Strong Bad and Homestar talk without moving their mouths in the second half, Homestar doesn't show Strong Bad his shopping list (or "resume", as Homestar calls it), Homestar dosn't take out his pen and notebook, Strong Bad's last line is "Thank you for your time" as opposed to "Get out of my face," and the short repeats itself at the end. || [[HR:interview2.html|Watch the toon]]<br />[[HR:interview2.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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== Games ==<br />
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| [[Image:Litebrite3.PNG|100px]] || '''Lite Brite''' || An older version of the [[Astro-Lite 2600]]. It used to be accessible from the [[Museum]], but it was updated when moved to the [[Handheld Games Menu]] || [[HR:litebrite3.html|Play the game]]<br>[[HR:litebrite3.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Kickinggame.png|100px|Taryn getting kicked]] || '''Taryn Game''' || A [[Powered by The Cheat|Powered-by-The-Cheat-style]] kicking game where you kick a picture repeatedly. It takes 47 kicks to break. The picture is of a girl, [http://aces.tabulas.com/tarebear/5134_35f71.jpg Taryn], from [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]], who finally posted a picture of herself after many people begged her to. || [[HR:taryngame.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:kickthecheat.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Kick The Cheat]]''' || Created to promote the Kick The Cheat doll, this game uses Flash LSOs to keep track of how many times the player can [[Kicking The Cheat|kick The Cheat]] into the brick wall. || [[HR:kickcheat.html|Play the game]]<br>[[HR:kickcheat09.swf|View the Flash file]]<!--<br />
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| || '''Spin 'n' Say''' || An older version of [[Who Said What?]], before the name change. || [[HR:spinandsay2.html|Play the game]]<br>[[HR:spinandsay2.swf|View the Flash file]]--><br />
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Various old menus for Toons, Games and the like that are no longer actively used on the site.<br />
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| || '''[[Oldest Toons Menu]]''' || Presumably an old toons menu. The toons.swf file is embedded in this page. However, the swf file is no longer on the site. This text is contained in the page source: <blockquote>''"Kick the Can an ancient homestar cartoon found in the ruins of Pompei the isle of Pom a sweet little story about the big, round, yellow one. Pom-Pom i think is his name. The King of Town The King of Town has lost his crown. No, wait. I mean his sheep. Marshmallow's Last Stand What more is there to life than marshmallows and tag-team wrestling?"'' </blockquote> This menu was most likely the earliest one on the site, but this isn't certain. Because it has very few toons, and even has the Isle of Pom according to the source, it probably came before the lava lamp toons menu. || [[HR:toonsold.html|View the menu]]<br />
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| [[Image:lavalamptoons.png|100px]] || '''[[Lava Lamp Toons Menu]]''' || An old toons menu with a lava lamp as a back button. The remote was used in the museum, but with only [[Single-button_remote_control|1 button.]] || [[HR:toonsold.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Newer Telebision Toons Menu.png|100px]] || '''[[Telebision Toons Menu]]''' || An old [[Toons]] menu, see its page for details. An earlier version exists without sound, a ''back'' button, descriptions and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]. It can be noted that on the old version, both option 6 and option 1 are "[[The Reddest Radish]]"|| [[HR:newtoons.html|View the menu]]<br />[[HR:newtoons2.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />[[HR:newtoons.swf|View the Flash file of the earlier version]]<br />
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| [[Image:Chinese Food Toons Menu.png|100px]] || '''[[Chinese Food Toons Menu]]''' || An old [[Toons]] menu, possibly related to the [[Fortune Cookies|fortune cookies game]]. || [[HR:chinesefood.html|View the menu]]<br />[[HR:chinesefood.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Old Remote Toons Menu.PNG|100px]] || '''Old Remote [[TV Time Toons Menu]]''' || The [[TV Time Toons Menu]] before the remote was updated to have [[Puppet Stuff]] and [[Powered by The Cheat]], which were combined into Shorts at the time. It also had Features instead of individual buttons for [[Strong Bad Email]], [[Teen Girl Squad]] and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]. Instead of a scrollbar, the longer lists had flaps and two separate pages that you could move back and forth on. The newest cartoon was [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. || [[Mirror:20040622_Old_Remote_Toons_Menu.html|View the menu]] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:games menu 2001.png|100px]] || '''[[Third Games Menu]]''' || One of the old game menus, this one features a board game theme. Note the links to Strong Bad Email and Marzipan's Answering Machine. || [[HR:games.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| || '''Old games page''' || An old games page. This text is contained in the page source: <blockquote>''Homestar Talker d a n c i b u s Fortune Cookies marzipan's answering machine hairstyle runner Strong Libs''. </blockquote> Also, stronglibs.html seems to be misspelled as stonglibs.html in another part of the source. It was most likely the Third Games Menu listed above. || [[HR:games3.html|View the menu]]<br />
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| [[Image:originalhandheldmenu.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Handheld Games Menu#Original Handheld Games Menu|Original Handheld Games Menu]]''' || The original version of the [[Handheld Games Menu]], it was upgraded when the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] was released. || [http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/games-preshooter.html View the menu] (mirror)<br />[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/games-preshooter.swf View the Flash file] (mirror)<br />
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|[[Image:tandy paper menu.png|100px]] || '''[[Broken Tandy Menu]]''' || An old [[Strong Bad Email]] menu that only goes up to [[gimmicks]]. It was used as a replacement for the [[Tandy 400]] when it exploded. || [http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_paper.html View the menu] (mirror)<br />[[HR:sbemailx.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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|[[Image:Vacation SBEmail Menu.PNG|100px]] || '''Strong Bad Email Vacation Menu''' || An old [[Strong Bad Email]] menu that was presumably used during the email [[vacation]]. Click on the post-it note to hear it say "Hey!" then "Dorks!" then "Get offa me!" and finally "You stink!" || [[HR:sbemail(vacation).swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:decemberween emails.png|100px]] || '''[[Decemberween Email Menu]]''' || This was the "no new email notice" used during the holidays in 2002. Since it does not include any actual links to the emails made before that point, they most likely turned into Secret Pages while this menu was displayed. || [[HR:sbemailxmas.html|Visit the menu]]<br>[[HR:sbemailxmas.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Virusemailmanu.PNG|100px]] || '''Old [[Strong Bad Email]] Selection''' || The email selection before the email [[virus]]. || [[HR:sbemail.swf|View Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:Shotgunned menu.png|100px]] || '''[[Broken Compy Menu]]''' || The email selection page that appeared between [[virus]] and [[animal]]. The version still on the site lacks the bonus toon it featured when in use. || [[HR:sbemail_shotgunned.swf|View the official Flash file]]<br/>[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_shotgunned.html View the page with toon included] (mirror)<br/>[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_shotgunned.swf View the Flash file with toon included] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:Main6x.PNG|100px]] || '''Old [[Main Page 6]]''' || This is an unfinished main page from 2000. The "new cartoon!" link goes to [[A Jorb Well Done]], the "another homepage" goes to [[Main Page 10]], the "more messages" link goes to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0]], and the "new toons menu" link goes to the current toons menu. Also, the buttons on the left don't work correctly. Also note that email is above downloads, instead of below store. The only button with a special effect is "Email", which is the same as the normal main page 6 (except that Strong Bad's mouth doesn't open in surprise). Also, Homestar's mouth will move when the downloads or store buttons are moused over, but he won't say anything. Only downloads actually works. The other buttons won't do anything. || [[HR:main6x.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:sbcharcards.png|100px]] || '''[[Character Cards]]''' || This is a small Flash file which contains an old-style picture of each main character on the H*R Website, except for [[The Poopsmith]] and [[Homsar]], who weren't main characters at the time. It also shows two characters, [[Rejected Characters#Homeschool Winner|Homeschool Winner]] and [[Rejected Characters#The Unguraits|The Unguraits]], who were later rejected. || [http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/cards.swf View the Flash file] (mirror)<br />
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| [[Image:Yearbook page.png|100px]] || '''[[Yearbook Character Page]]''' || An old characters page, created circa [[The Luau]]. [[Homsar]] is not included in the lineup because he was not considered a main character back then. || [[HR:yearbook.html|View the menu]]<br>[[HR:yearbook.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:store_screenshot.png|100px]] || '''[[Flash Store]]''' || A Flash-based store that was replaced by the current [[Store]] around 2005. It includes links to the [[Strong Bad Email DVD Promo]], which does not appear to be linked to anywhere else either. || [[HR:store_new04.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:ev ev.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Intro 2]]''' || Despite the name, this intro is actually the third intro, made between the [[Old Intro 2|second]] and [[Intro|fourth intros]]. || [[HR:intro2.html|Watch "Intro 2"]]<br>[[HR:intro2.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:ween_intro_screenshot.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Ween Intro]]''' || The intro that is displayed on Halloween. It always takes links to [[Main Page 7|Main Page 7 "Dead as a Doornail"]]. || [[HR:weenintro.swf|View the Flash file for "Ween Intro"]]<br />
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| [[Image:flagintro.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Flag Intro]]''' || An intro featuring Homestar and an American flag, possibly intended for use on Independence Day. When the toon completes, [[Main Page 12]], the Fourth of July main page, is displayed. || [[HR:flagintro.swf|View the Flash file for "Flag Intro"]]<br />
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|[[Image:Old HR Loading Screen.PNG|100px]] || '''Old H*R Loading Screen''' || An old loading screen featuring some of [[Homestar Runner]]'s outline and then the text ''H*R''. A parody of the opening to "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".|| [[HR:hstarr.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| <center>[[Image:Strong Bad Error.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[Strong Bad 404 Error Page]]''' || The error page that was used before [[404'd]]. If the mailbox is looked at closely before the letters appear on the [[Email]] page, [[HR:sberror.jpg|the stylized Strong Bad face]] from the old error page can be seen. || [[HR:errorpage.html|view the error page]]<br />
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== Other Animations ==<br />
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| [[Image:Mattcake.png|100px|Mattcake]] || '''Matt Cake''' || A [[:Image:MattChapmanwithlittlegirl.jpg|photo]] of [[Matt Chapman]] holding his niece, [[Little Girl]], that he edited to look like a cake for his sister (and Little Girl's mother) [[Karen Wagner]]'s birthday. The link to Matt Cake originally appeared on [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]. Click on the cherry farthest to the left to see a picture of [[Wikipedia:Dennis Franz|Dennis Franz]] overlapping Matt's face. The cake appears to say "PATZ" on it. || [[HR:mattcake.swf|View the Flash file for Matt Cake]]<br />
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| [[Image:Tirecake.png|100px|Tirecake and snake]] || '''Tire Cake''' || A tire with candles. Click on the one fourth from the top (to the right) to see the snake from the [[Strong Badia]] flag. || [[HR:tirecake.swf|View the Flash file for Tire Cake]]<br />
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| [[Image:Awesomerthanyou.png|100px|I am awesomer than you]] || '''SB Sign''' || A strange [[Strong Bad]] sign with [[Atari Strong Bad]] waving his hands next to the text "i am awesomer than you" || [[HR:sbsign.swf|View the Flash file for SB Sign]]<br />
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| [[Image:NoFlash.PNG|100px]] || '''Old No Flash Page''' || An old error page saying that Flash needs to be downloaded. || [[HR:noflash.html|No Flash]]<br />
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| [[Image:HomestarCostumes.PNG|100px]] || '''Alternate Halloween Costumes''' || Costumes for [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], except that Coach Z is dressed as a [[Wikipedia:Noid|Noid]], Pom Pom is the Skipper from [[Wikipedia:Gilligan's Island|Gilligan's Island]], and Marzipan is [[Wikipedia:Velma Dinkley|Velma Dinkley]]. Also, The Cheat is wearing a different shirt than in the final version, and The King of Town is missing his mustache. The only movement is a light on The Poopsmith's costume. || [[HR:halloween01.swf|View the Flash file for Alternate Halloween Costumes]]<br />
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| [[Image:Halloween_Costumes_2.PNG|100px]] || '''Alternate Halloween Costumes 2''' || Similar to the above, but this time Coach Z and Pom Pom are wearing their final costumes, though Pom Pom is missing the "I love Flint" button. Marzipan is still dressed as Velma however, and The Cheat and The King of Town still have the same mistakes as before. Also, the background is red, and Coach Z has moved from behind Strong Sad to in front of him. || [[HR:halloween01x.swf|View the Flash file for Alternate Halloween Costumes 2]]<br />
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| [[Image:Homestar's yearbook.PNG|100px]] || '''Homestar's Yearbook''' || It just says "Homestar's yearbook". Scroll over Homestar to hear him say "Sign my yearbook! ... but don't use any [[swears]], because my [[Parents|mom]] reads it." || [[HR:guestyear.swf|View the Flash file for Homestar's Yearbook]]<br />
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| [[Image:Halloween_2007_teaser.png|100px]] || '''[[Jibblies 2 Teaser]]''' || Silhouettes of everybody in the [[Jibblies 2 Costumes|costumes]] they wore the following week in [[Jibblies 2]]. Note that a [[Wikipedia:Xenomorph (Alien)|Xenomorph]] is in Strong Bad's place. || [[HR:ween07_teaser.html|Watch "Jibblies 2 Teaser"]]<br>[[HR:ween07_teaser.swf|View the Flash file for "Jibblies 2 Teaser"]]<br />
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== Downloads ==<br />
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| [[Image:Stencils.PNG|100px]] || '''Stencils''' || [[Printable]] stencils to use on pumpkins. Replaced by [[Punkin Stencils]]. || [[HR:stencils.swf|View the Flash file]]<br />
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| [[Image:pumpkinstencils.png|100px]] || '''[[Punkin Stencils]]''' || These are the later version of the pumpkin stencils above. They are shown on the main pages each year as one of the updates. There is no other link to them from the site. || [[HR:ween_stencils.html|View the Punkin Stencils]]<br>[[HR:ween_stencils_06b.swf|View the Flash file]]<br>[[Mirror:20041014_ween_stencils.html|View 2004's Stencils]] (mirror)<br>[[HR:ween_stencils.swf|View 2005's Stencils]]<br />
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| [[Image:Wow.PNG|100px]] || '''Wallpaper o' the Week''' || Possibly an old feature, meant for the weekly updates section. The link is embedded in the source of the [[Homestar Talker]]. || [[HR:wow.html|View the page]]<br />
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| [[Image:Sbtheme.png|100px|Strong Bad theme]] || '''SB Theme''' || A desktop theme for Strong Bad. || [[HR:sbtheme.ZIP|Download the SB Theme]]<br />
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| <center>[[Image:Tagtag.PNG|50px]]</center> || '''[[Wireless Bizness]]''' || A page that appears to be intended for mobile phones supporting [[Wikipedia:Wireless Application Protocol|WAP]]. Has some Strong Bad Emails, but no longer works. || [[HR:wireless.html|View Wireless Bizness]]<br />
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| [[Image:Hstartheme.png|100px|Homestar Runner Desktop Theme]] || '''[[Homestar Runner Desktop Theme]]''' || A Homestar Runner desktop theme for Windows 98. || [[HR:hstheme.html|View the download page for Homestar Runner Desktop Theme]]<br/>[[HR:hstheme.ZIP|Download the Homestar Runner Desktop Theme]]<br />
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| [[Image:98theme.png|100px|Additional Theme]] || '''Windows 98 H*R Theme''' || A Homestar Runner desktop theme for Windows 98. This one is broken, and only downloads the theme song. || [[HR:theme.swf|View the Flash file for Windows 98 H*R Theme]]<br/>[[HR:theme.ZIP|Download the Windows 98 H*R Theme]]<br />
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| [[Image:Homestar_Runner_Face_Screen_Saver.png|100px]] || '''[[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver]]''' || These screensavers can also be obtained by downloading the themes. || [[HR:macss.html|Download the Screen Saver]]<br />
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| [[Image:SMPosse.PNG|100px]] || '''Strong Mad Stickers''' || Print out Strong Mad Stickers! The design is based on the [[Wikipedia:André the Giant Has a Posse|André the Giant Has a Posse]] sticker design. || [[HR:smsticker.html|Strong Mad Stickers]]<br>[[HR:smstickers.ZIP|Download the ZIP File]]<br />
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| [[Image:downloadpage.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Downloads|Downloads Menu]]''' || Simply a different name for the downloads menu and the screen is smaller. || [[HR:downloads.html|Downloads Menu]]<br />
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| [[Image:Wallpapers.png|100px]] || '''Wallpapers''' || The wallpaper download page. || [[HR:wallpapers.html|Wallpapers]]<br />
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| [[Image:AimIcons.PNG|100px]] || '''MORE TO COME!''' || The page with the AIM buddy icons on it. || [[HR:aim.html|MORE TO COME!]]<br />
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| [[Image:Podstar Runner menu.PNG|100px]] || '''[[Podstar Runner]]''' || The menu for the site's discontinued Podcast service. || [[podstar:|Podstar Runner Menu]]<br />
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| [[Image:Hspapercraft.png|100px]] || '''Papercraft Homestar''' || A printable folding template for a paper Homestar Runner made by [[User:20eric06|Eric]], originally found by clicking on [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-10-25|papercraft homestar]] when it was on the site as the [[Weekly Fanstuff]]. When the Weekly Fanstuff was changed, this image was no longer linked to. ||[[HR:hspapercraft.png|View template]]<br />
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== Music ==<br />
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| '''[[The Cheat]] is Not Dead''' || A sample of "[[The Cheat is Not Dead]]" from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]. Also found by clicking on '''CD''' on the [[Sticky Notes|post-it note]] from the "Working on my CD" email menu. || [[HR:cheatnotdead.swf|Listen to the song]]<br/>[[Mirror:20030730_sbemail.html|View the "Working on my CD" email menu]] (mirror)<br />
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| '''Because It's Midnite''' || A sample of "[[Because It's Midnite]]" from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]. Also found by clicking on '''SB''' on the post-it from the "Working on my CD" email menu. || [[HR:midnight.swf|Listen to the song]]<br/>[[Mirror:20030730_sbemail.html|View the "Working on my CD" email menu]] (mirror)<br />
|-<br />
| '''MLS Music''' || This is the music from the old cartoon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. It is a loop from the beginning of Beck's ''[[Wikipedia:Tropicalia (song)|Tropicalia]]''. || [[HR:music.swf|Listen to the song]]<br />
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| '''Renegade Master''' || A sample from the [[Wikipedia:Fatboy Slim|Fatboy Slim]] remix of Wildchild's ''Renegade Master'' that was used for the "Characters" button on [[Main Page 4]] for a while, before being removed to avoid copyright issues. || [[HR:renegade.swf|Listen to the song]]<br />
|-<br />
|-id="Poop Smoke"<br />
| '''Poop Smoke''' || A mashup including [[Poot-Slap]] and [[Wikipedia:Deep Purple|Deep Purple]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Smoke on the Water|Smoke on the Water]]''. || [[HR:poopsmoke.zip|Download the song]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Images ==<br />
Images (some in Flash, some not) that are not linked to on the site.<br />
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"<br />
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! width=100 | Screenshot!! width=150 | Name !! Description !! width=200 | External Links<br />
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| [[Image:Calibos.gif|75px]] || '''Calibos''' || An image of Calibos. Possible reference material for Strong Sad in [[different town]]. || [[HR:calibos.gif|Calibos]]<br />
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| [[Image:Dennises.gif|75px]] || '''Dennis''' || An animated GIF of various actors named [[Dennis]]. The cycle of Dennises is [[Wikipedia:Dennis Hopper|Hopper]], [[Wikipedia:Denis Leary|Leary]], [[Wikipedia:Dennis Quaid|Quaid]], and [[Wikipedia:Dennis Franz|Franz]]. || [[HR:dennises.gif|Dennis]]<br />
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| [[Image:Franzer.gif|75px]] || '''Dennis Franz''' || An animated GIF with various images of Dennis Franz. According to the [[Late_Nite_JengaJam_Interview_-_4_Oct_2007|Late Nite JengaJam Interview]], this was Matt Chapman's avatar on the [[Message Bored]]. || [[HR:franzer.gif|Dennis Franz]]<br />
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| [[Image:Joker.jpg|75px]] || '''Joker''' || A photo of Cesar Romero as the Joker. Probable reference material for Strong Bad in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. || [[HR:joker.jpg|Joker]]<br />
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| [[Image:Polaris.gif|75px]] || '''Happily Deranged''' || Cover of the promotional cassette "Happily Deranged", containing 3 songs from the mid '90s Nickelodeon show "[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Pete and Pete|The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]." || [[HR:polaris.gif|Happily Derranged]]<br />
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| [[Image:Coolbot.gif|100px]] || '''Coolbot''' || Appears to be a line drawing of the [[Visor Robot]]. Used on "The_Coolest_Stuff_Ever.COM" banner. || [[HR:coolbot.gif|Coolbot]]<br />
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| [[Image:Cooltitle.gif|100px]]|| '''Cooltitle''' || A banner reading "THE COOLEST STUFF EVER". Used on "The_Coolest_Stuff_Ever.COM" banner. || [[HR:cooltitle.gif|Cooltitle]]<br />
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| <center>[[Image:Homestarstamp.PNG]]</center> || '''Email Updates''' || Before [[The Brothers Chaps]] started updating weekly, this was how fans knew when to check homestarrunner.com. Yet again, the link is embedded in the source of the Homestar Talker. || [[HR:updates.html|View the page]]<br />
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| [[Image:Moreshirts.png|100px|More shirts]] || '''Shirts''' || Two unreleased shirts; A Waffle House parody shirt and a Jamaican Homestar shirt. || [[HR:waffleshirt.swf|View the shirts]]<br />
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| [[Image:Cooleststuffeverdotcom.png|100px|The Coolest stuff ever]] || '''Coolest Stuff Ever Banner''' || A banner which says "THE COOLEST STUFF EVER". Note the title says The_Coolest_Stuff_Ever.COM. The website does not exist though, although a website called [http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com The-Coolest-Stuff-Ever.com] '''does''' exist. || [[HR:coolest.html|View Coolest Stuff Ever]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:Pom Pom Glossy.PNG|100px]] || '''Pom Pom Glossy''' || A black and white picture of [[Pom Pom]]. || [[HR:ppglossy.swf|View Pom Pom Glossy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Image:Hsglossy.png|100px]] || '''Homestar Runner Glossy''' || A black and white picture of [[Homestar Runner]]. || [[HR:hsglossy.swf|View Homestar Runner Glossy]]<br />
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| [[Image:Secret Marzipan Shirts.PNG|100px]] || '''Marzipan Shirts''' || [[Marzipan]] shirts that were never used. One features Marzipan on a pink flower silhouette on a white shirt and the other has inverted colors. Both have the text ''*MARZIPAN*'' written below her in purple text. In front of both shirts is the text ''click to change'', clicking it changes the shirt to a version with smaller text, then no text, and then back to normal. Below the shirts is the text: <br />
<blockquote>''Which do you like best? I think we should get babydolls, mediums, and spaghetti-strap tanktops. and possibly a couple larges or x-larges for fruity guys.''</blockquote><br />
|| [[HR:marzyshirts.swf|View Marzipan Shirts]]<br />
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| [[Image:Secret Halloween Costumes.JPG|100px]] || '''Halloween Fanstuff''' || 35 pictures of people dressed up as Homestar Runner characters for Halloween. ||[[HR:weenstuff/weenstuff1.html|Ween Stuff]]<br />
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| [[Image:Sbcostume10.jpeg|100px]] || '''Halloween Fanstuff''' || Another 5 pictures that link back to the above 35. ||[[HR:weenstuff/weenstuff36.html|Ween Stuff]]<br />
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| [[Image:everybodyknowsiteasteregg1.jpeg|100px]] || '''[[Everybody Knows It]] Production Photos''' || Three behind-the-scenes images of the first [[Puppet Stuff]] video. They used to be Easter Eggs in the fullscreen version. || [[HR:puppet1.jpg|View first image]]<br/>[[HR:puppet2.jpg|View second image]]<br/>[[HR:puppet3.jpg|View third image]]<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Site Components]]<br />
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[[Category:Secret Pages]]<br />
[[Category: Lists]]<br />
[[Category:Downloads]]<br />
[[Category: Fan Material]] <!-- some of these pages involve fan material --></div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Homestar_CoderUser talk:Homestar Coder2007-11-18T20:50:38Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Subpage talk */</p>
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<div>{{User:Homestar Coder/template|Leave me a message and I'll incinerate you with dark magic! <br>...<br> I mean, I'll get back to you. <br>[[User talk:Homestar Coder/Talk Archive 2007|2007]] [[User talk:Homestar Coder/Talk Archive 2006|2006]] [[User talk:Homestar Coder/Talk Archive 2005|2005]]}}<br />
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== And The Homestar Coder comes in the niiiiiiiiight! ==<br />
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Yay! Your back! {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:20, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Holy crap! That was like... half a second. My ninja-stealth fails me. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:21, 13 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::Hey, you should come and hang out with <s>the cool people</s> us on IRC, now that you're active again! :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yes, yes. Come on in [http://chat.hrwiki.org/ heeeeeeeeere]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::That kind of went badly. I think everybody else should join Kingdom of Loathing and hang out with me on /c games. *nodnod* {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::I'm on KoL, but I don't know anything about it. What's a /c games? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::It's a chat channel. Are you ever in chat? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Hmm... I just started an account, so I don't know how to do that. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:16, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Tell me your account name, and if I see you online, I will help you. I go by Demyx the Dancer (and also just plain Demyx). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:19, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::I'm Trey56, same as here... thanks! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:20, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::What went badly? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::None of your beeswax. :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:40, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Okay... jeez, just asking... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Awww, we just like to entertain. Anyway, don't forget to check back into our lovely channels some time to see if the chatter has become more beareable ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Perhaps I will, although I fear another unit of chat channel might make my head explode. Wouldn't be the first time. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Hi, welcome back! I wasn't around when you were like... a big user, but I've seen your edits and you seem like a cool person. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 22:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::How could a chrono trigger fan NOT be cool? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Rest assured, I am most definitely NOT COOL in any way, shape, or form. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:40, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::YOU LIE!!!!! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::I never lie. I am made of pure truth and perfection. See this halo? I totally didn't steal it from a baby angel. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:42, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Since you, being made of pure truth and perfection, never lie, and attested to being not COOL, we assume that you are not cool. However, being made of pure truth and perfection is by definition, and in and of itself, VERY COOL. Thus, our assumption is negated, and therefore, you are VERY COOL. Proof by contradiction. <small>*Poof!*</small> The universe imploded. Oh, man! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:23, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Obviously, being made of pure truth and perfection is not actually as cool as you think. Universe restored. 23:51, 14 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Subpage talk ==<br />
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that talk of slippy's was ABOUT that subpage, he didn't start one just for the talk, so can you please undo what you just did? Thanks. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:47, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:My apologies. It looked to me that he had created a subpage off of your main talk page for a new conversation thread, and now I see that that was not the case. It's fixed now. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:50, 18 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Slipknot6477User talk:Slipknot64772007-11-18T20:49:45Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 518557; Intent behind the edit was misunderstood, my apologies</p>
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<div>== Trivia ==<br />
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Hey Slipknot. About you trivia question on your user page, do you want another user to answer it? And if you do, what do you mean by the "longest sbemail"? Do you mean the longest running time, or the longest sent email in size, or what? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 13:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Longest email: [[retirement]]. =) &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 19:34, 21 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Would the longest email in length be [[underlings]]? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 03:05, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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that is the 2'nd biggest. heres a hint "too long clancey, to long!"<br />
:No no, [[the facts|not no more]]. I think underlings is longer. See [[underlings#Remarks|here]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 12:58, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok that one doesnt count.<br />
:Uhh, what does that mean? Does that mean that I didn't get the question right? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 14:01, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Or do you mean that the email [[underlings]] doesn't coun't. In which case I think the answer would be [[long pants]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 14:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
because i thought the answer was long pants so i didnt know what the answer was. you get the you tricked the guy who wrote the question award.<br />
:Chris Kantus is the person with no life you're looking for. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 20:13, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::[[anything]] is the SBEmail where Homestar makes a "wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer" --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 17:47, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
that was short. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 17:49, 30 July 2007 (UTC) im not gonna put up another question until time.<br />
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== Erm... ==<br />
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Hey there Slipknot. I saw what you asked me on my talk page, but I am not entirely sure what you meant (as I said [[User talk:Homestar-winner#you know how to upload images|here]]). Could you please explain to me what you meant? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:50, 10 July 2007 (UTC) Oh, and thanks for the userbox.<br />
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you did win. the userbox should have said this user oursmarted slipknot6477. in fact, i will get started on that right now.<br />
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:Hi, Slipknot. I posted over on HW's talk but thought I'd leave a note for you here. This is regarding the old version of Who Said What Now? See, I can't provide all the information I wish I could, but the fact is this wiki is in a position to not make any big mention of that old version of the game. This is per a request by the Chapman family which, as I hope you'll understand, we'd be pretty dumb to ignore. So I'm just asking if you could not request that image be linked anywhere, and probably even not mention it on the wiki at all. Please trust me that this is for the greater good of TBC and this wiki. Clear? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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no not really. {{unsigned|Slipknot6477|12:32, 11 July 2007 (UTC)}}<br />
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:I'd be happy to clarify what I can. Did you have a specific question? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:48, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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why cant we talk about it? {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 16:41, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Because of legal and copyright reasons. If you read the talk page of Who Said What Now? carefully, you can work out why. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Signature ==<br />
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You should start signing your posts on talk pages so it will be easier to tell who posted your comments:<br />
*three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>) to sign your name ([[User:Slipknot6477]])<br />
*four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) to sign your name with a timestamp ([[User:Slipknot6477]] {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 13:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC))<br />
*five tildes (<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>) to just sign a timestamp (13:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC))<br />
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When signing talk posts, you usually should sign it with the four tildes, like I'm about to do:<br>{{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 13:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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*ok, but how do you get it in color? [[User:Slipknot6477|Slipknot6477]] 17:23, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Create a signature. You can customize your signature any way you want. As long as it fits the rules. ''For more help visit [[Help:Signature]].'' {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 17:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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[[User:Slipknot6477|&#91;&#91;User:Slipknot6477&#124;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:font; color:633&gt;Slipknot6477&lt;/span&gt;]]&#91;&#91;Image:Sbemail158.png&#124;20px]]]] 19:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC). ya, that seems complicated.<br />
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:Slipknot6477: I think this is what you're trying to do. To generate this:<br />
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:[[User:Slipknot6477|<span style="font-family:font; color:#633">Slipknot6477</span>]][[Image:sbemail158.png|28px]]<br />
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:put the following code at [[User:Slipknot6477/sig]]:<br />
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<nowiki>[[User:Slipknot6477|<span style="font-family:font; color:#633">Slipknot6477</span>]][[Image:sbemail158.png|28px]]</nowiki><br />
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:Hope that helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ur jokeing right? that is it? im such a dummy dummy. [[User:Slipknot6477|&#91;&#91;User:Username&#124;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:font; color:#003;&quot;&gt;slipknot6477&lt;/span&gt;]]]] 16:21, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok. that still doesnt work.<br />
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:Okay, it looks like you need to...<br />
:#Go to [[Special:Preferences]]<br />
:#Copy <code><nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</nowiki></code> into the "Signature:" line<br />
:#Make sure that the "Raw signatures (without automatic link)" box is checked<br />
:#Click "Save"<br />
:That should fix you up. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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raw signatures?<br />
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:Yes, it should be right underneath the "Signature:" box at [[Special:Preferences]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:29, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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{{User:Username/sig}} 16:31, 12 July 2007 (UTC) i dont think it is working<br />
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:You're almost there, but you put <code><nowiki>{{User:Username/sig}}</nowiki></code> in the "Signature:" line instead of <code><nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</nowiki></code>. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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?????<br />
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:Go to [[Special:Preferences]], delete whatever is on the "Signature:" line, and replace it with this exact text: <br />
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:'''<code><nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</nowiki></code>'''<br />
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:{{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:41, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 16:42, 12 July 2007 (UTC) yes!!! ok. u can go back to doing what ever you were doing.<br />
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:Excellent &mdash; I'm glad it worked out for you. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:43, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Who Said What Now? ==<br />
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Hello, Slipknot6477. Recently, I've noticed you have been asking several questions to do with Who Said What Now? Well, the thing is, we '''cannot''' discuss the game at this time due to legal reasons and copyright issues. We have been asked by [[Karen Wagner]], the official Vice President of Operations for the Homestar Runner store, to lock the pages in question until the dust clears. The reason why we have done so is actually pretty straightforward if you read the talk page of Who Said What Now? carefully and fit all the pieces together yourself. Nevertheless, we have decided to respect The Brothers Chaps' requests and therefore we can't explain everything yet. When the time is right, we will do so, but not at this time. We don't want to make things even more difficult than they currently are by discussing the subject any further. Thanks for your cooperation. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:14, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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is that why why come only one girl? is locked? {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 18:52, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Yes. Thank you for understanding this matter. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:14, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Homsarmy ==<br />
Congratulation! You are the Homsarmy's new Lieutenant Colonel!--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 19:05, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Answer ==<br />
The answer for the trivia is [[mascot]]|[[hr:sbemail73.html|watch]].--{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}} 14:49, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
correctomundo! feel free to use the userbox that i have for the winners.<br />
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== Answer ==<br />
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The oldest old-timey toon was [[Kick the Can]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 16:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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yep. u arleady have the userbox {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 17:35, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Good Jorb ==<br />
[[User talk:SantanaHomerunner#the amswer to easy|here]]--{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}} 23:18, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== answer ==<br />
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y-o-u helped out in [[Strong Bad Sings]]. --{{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 23:35, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ya. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 02:26, 1 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Question ==<br />
Is the email autobiography?--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 18:17, 3 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
srry i didnt get to this. ya it is. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:38, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Signature Standards ==<br />
Hey there Slippy. While I do find your signature images funny, I'm afraid that they might not be up to HRWiki standard. Here's a quote from [[HRWiki:Signature|the standards page]]:<br />
<blockquote>Preferably a signature would include no more than one image. If you add your own image, it counts as one of your personal images. Images that are distracting are not allowed. Likewise, animated images are strongly discouraged.</blockquote><br />
Your signature's animated images are very distracting at times. For this reason I say that it violates the standard. Please do something about this. Thanks, {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:45, 3 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
give me sone time. (unsinged)<br />
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== Welcoming ==<br />
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Hi, Slipknot. [[User:First Time Here?|First Time Here?]] wasn't down. Rather, those user talk pages were deleted because the accounts were indefinitely blocked vandal accounts. In the future, if you see that someone hasn't gotten links from First Time Here?, check the [[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]] to see if the page has been deleted. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
I figured that out when qermaq sent the pages for speedy deletion. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:35, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Re: little question ==<br />
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Hey there, Slipknot. About [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASamFisher1022&diff=485983&oldid=485700 your question] and why it was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:SamFisher1022&diff=next&oldid=485983 reverted], see [[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette#User talk]]. (I wish I could answer it, but then I'd get reverted too). If you have any other [[little questions]] or just want to chat, we have a [[HRWiki:IRC channel|chat channel]] for that. You can find me there, or you could research it yourself (there's always [[Wikipedia:Fire Emblem: The Sealed Sword|Wikipedia]]). Sorry you had to get reverted. &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 20:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Answer ==<br />
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Hi, I'm Sam Fisher's friend, Elkmiester. The answer to your question is to add theyCallHimFlipper.swf to a homestarrunner page. [[User:Elkmiester||\|/[_}-Elkmiester-{_]\|/|]] 17:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
finally! thats right! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:15, 30 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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So what do I win?:p Oh BTW, in your user box where it says you discovered the wiki in 2007, you can change it so that instead of 200X it says 2007 by going to your edit page and finding that little bugger. [[User:Elkmiester||\|/[_}-Elkmiester-{_]\|/|]]<br />
im not much of a wiki user now, so just go 2 my page and at the bottom it will have a userbox. thats your prize. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:54, 2 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Sig too big. ==<br />
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Hey Slipknot. I was reading some talk pages, and i found out that your signature is way tobig. It has to be able to fit into <div class="sigbox">this box.</div><br />
Here is your's: <br />
<div class="sigbox">{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</div><br />
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As you can see, it does not fit. This is against [[HRWiki:Signature]]. Please fix this. Thanks! {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 01:00, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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fix'd! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Sorry, it's still a little bit to big. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 02:30, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::No. [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]] 02:31, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Depends on your resolution. It's still too big for me. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 02:48, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::It's not too big on 1024x768. What's your res? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 02:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Not too big on 1680x1050 either. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 03:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Not on mine. [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]] 03:15, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::You already established that. But I'm on 1024x768. Oh well, if it works for everybody else... {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 03:38, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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it fits in the box. its fine. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:33, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Your story ==<br />
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Could you cameo me? Unless no one would get it and thing you just misspelled Homestar Runner. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 22:25, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I don't really know the nature of this story you're writing, but as long as it doesn't harm anything, I give you permission to include my username in your story. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:36, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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im gonna wait a day to see who else wants to- any groups or so. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}<br />
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this message will be played over and over again to get people recruiting and will stop tomorrow night. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 00:58, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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also, i will want sam fishers permission for a little ending about his userbox saying "i ate the irc channel for breakfast" {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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this message will be played over and over again to get people recruiting and will stop tonight. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:23, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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last warning for people who wants to be in my story. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 23:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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alright, cameos are now closed. time to write the story. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 23:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== broken copy, paste, and slash ==<br />
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ok, first of all, i noticed i can not copy and paste on any text fields and serch engines. i also noticed if i try to type the forward slash, a quick find opens up. i have a feeling something went wrong. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:34, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
its fixed! see??? /////////////. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:01, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
well, i still can't paste...... {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I moved this here since it doesn't really have anything to do with the wiki. I'm sorry to hear about your problem. You might try restarting your computer. If that doesn't work, the forum has a {{p|l=http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewforum.php?f=3 help desk}}, and maybe they could give you some better answers. Hope that helps! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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no prob, it, it... it fixed somehow... ~~<br />
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== Usetbox ==<br />
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A couple of things:<br />
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a) why is it called ''usetbox''? You seem to have intentionally done that as you linked it with that name on your user page<br><br />
b) subpages for userboxes are supposed to be used when embedding the subpage on your user page. You shouldn't just make a link to the page from your user page<br><br />
We clear? Now gimme five, {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 02:57, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok, the thing about #a is that it was a typo, but it works. as for #b, i kinda got the idea from jhonny jupiter, and i have absolutely no knowledge of embed. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 03:00, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Oh, I noticed that the "R" key is right next to the "T" key. I guess you can keep it that way, but if you would ever like to embed it, you just paste <nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/usetbox}}</nowiki> on your user page. See ya, {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 03:03, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==screenshot==<br />
ok, i was wondering how you take a screenshot. i found something i need to take a screenshot of(for an incomplete list)so i would like to know. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:30, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Go to the toon you want the screenshot from. And at the right moment you want the picture, press the "Print Screen" button. From here, use MS Paint to adjust how you want your picture like. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:32, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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thanks. just to tell you, im taking a screenshot of atari marzipan. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok, i pressed the print button, and what do i do when the printing options come up?{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:36, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Oh no. Not the "Print" Button. Look at the top right of your keyboard. There's a button called "Print Screen". Press that and do the rest of the options I told you. Thanks, {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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when i press the button, nothing happens. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:46, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Oh. Something does happen. Go to MS Paint and select "Paste". You see the picture you took with "Print Screen". Take it from there. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:47, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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do i have to download ms paint, because i cant find it on my desktop. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:51, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:No. Click on "All Programs" on the "start" button on the lower left corner of your screen. Go under "Accessories" and find MS Paint. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:54, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
wow, erasing all but atari marzipan from main page 13 is going to take a while. im going to be preoccupied for now, so hopes to find out about upload log! oh, and ur gonna get an iorn cup. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:02, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
there must be a faster way to do this. is there, because, i would want to upload this soon. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
found a faster way. now, how the heck do i use the upload log? {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:11, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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please tell me how to upload images. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:23, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:In the toolbox on your left there, you'll see a link, [[Special:Upload|Upload file]]. Under licensing, choose what best fits it. The rest is purdy easy. {{User:Mee/sig}} 14:32, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
it says the file is to big. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 15:24, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Ignore that warning. Some PNG guy can dramatically shrink the file size. {{User:Mee/sig}} 15:34, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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i mean it wont upload it. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 15:46, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:If you come into [http://chat.hrwiki.org chat.hrwiki.org], I'll help you get your upload done, if you haven't gotten it all figured out yet. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 01:50, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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please dont make me go there again!!! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:53, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Only if you want my help.. I can't stand to see a talk page get so crazy long with a bunch of one-line messages. Besides that it would take almost as long as trying to help you via e-mail. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 01:56, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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i will try that website again-last time i was left clueless. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Re:Vandalism ==<br />
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Hi, Slipknot6477. In a couple of recent edit summaries, you've said you were removing vandalism from an article; however, what you removed was not vandalism. Vandalism is deliberately defacing the wiki, and it's a pretty serious thing to say someone's vandalized a page. In the future, only use the word vandalism if it's clear the user is trying make the page worse with his or her edit. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:45, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Article Cleanup ==<br />
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Hey there, Slipknot! Came to thank you for all the work you've been doing on [[HRWiki:Article Cleanup]]. I should get back to that project now, too! ;) &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 15:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
no problem! would like 2 see u get more than me! ive only been on it 4 about a day! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 15:44, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== november sig contest 2007!!! ==<br />
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welcome to the 1st super semi-annual signature contest! our contestants will show off their signature, and the judge will... judge them. just sign your sig, and you are entered in the contest! after 3 days, the winner would be chosen! amount of points is based off of color, image, links, and creativity! good luck! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:50, 5 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Defender1031User talk:Defender10312007-11-18T20:45:19Z<p>Homestar Coder: Moving conversation from subpage to DeFender's talk page</p>
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== Weekly Quote Contest ==<br />
If you have an answer to my [[User:DeFender1031#Quote of the week contest|contest]], post it here. Thanks. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:42, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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=== 08/05/07 ===<br />
:This is just a guess, but is it ''[[Wikipedia:Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:48, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It is indeed! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:50, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yay! Ooh, and now that I'm allowed to Google it, I see it appears on [[Wikipedia:Dante and his Divine Comedy in popular culture]]... {{User:Trey56/sig}}<br />
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=== 08/06/07 ===<br />
THE UNDERMINER!!! From the Disney/Pixar movie The Incredibles. And if you must know, it's in the last scene besides the credits. But I guess at that point I'm just showing off. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 04:13, 7 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Correct. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:14, 7 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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=== 08/07/07 ===<br />
Was that from I Robot? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 04:25, 7 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I need more. Who said it? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:25, 7 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Susan said it. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 04:27, 7 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Correct. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:28, 7 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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=== 08/08/07 ===<br />
Hey I'm complaining. I got the pirates line the moment you said it to me online, and you know it. You asked the question in response to something I wrote. I also got all your other quotes instantly. Your latest one for example is from that Buzz movie, where Buzz's partner tells him it, the blank part is Zurg. I expect you to correct your list of winner, or at least give me a lifetime achievement award on the subject. -Insane Coder [[User:89.139.31.118|89.139.31.118]] 05:14, 19 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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=== 08/19/07 ===<br />
This quote is from the movie, Clue. {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}}<br />
:Need more, who said it? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:17, 23 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Wadsworth is talking to Professor Plum, right? {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 22:59, 23 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Very good. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 11:21, 24 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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=== 08/30/07 ===<br />
Zapod Beeblebrox? From THHGTTG?<br />
:I don't even know who or what that is. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:00, 12 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::You've never read the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy?!?--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 14:02, 12 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Nope. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:08, 12 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::I know! It's Bruce, from Bruce Almighty! {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 19:50, 13 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Correct! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:41, 15 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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=== 09/12/07 ===<br />
The quote of the week is Jeff Sinclair, from Babylon 5, right? {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 01:15, 19 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Doctor Franklin and Jeff Sinclair to be exact. Yes. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 10:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Sweet... Ive never actually watched Babylon 5, but my friend is obsessed with it and constantly quotes characters. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 19:43, 23 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::I'm obsessed with it too, though i'm only 3/4 through season 3... SOOOO good! You should watch it. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:53, 23 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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=== 09/24/07 ===<br />
"Major" Rebecca Childs from The Core. {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 20:46, 3 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Come on... only the general and her father ever call her Rebecca... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:18, 4 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Apology==<br />
Well, I don't appreciate any of this, either, even though I'm most likely the one that started it. Like I said, I have autism and I'm not lying (however you spell that word). Not being able to control my anger is a "side effect." Now, I know you're going to say that what I just said has nothing to do with this, but it does. I know people don't believe me and I'm sorry if I offended you, but I see no rules about anything anywhere, because of the obviously stupid person that I am. I know I'm going to be labeled as an idiot now, so I'm afraid to make an account and put the name "Taiya" up anywhere. I listened again to caffeine and I still don't hear anything. The quote of the week was from a later part in the email, and I probably won't believe the "real thing" any time soon. Oh, well. I don't care if anyone hates me. I just wanted to help the Homestar universe because I suck at doing anything else. <br />
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./T\.<br />
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==Deleting Talk Pages==<br />
"i'm pretty sure that it's not good form to just delete a talk page like that without at least creating an archive... (someone correct me if i'm wrong)"<br />
:Please read [[HRWiki:User space|user space]]. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:51, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Yeah, Phlip set me straight. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:53, 14 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Revert warring ==<br />
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DeFender, you say [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=business_trip&curid=38242&diff=507102&oldid=507100&rcid=463357 "stop revert warring"], yet you also were revert warring. Does that seem right to you? If you felt talk page discussion was so important, why didn't you initiate it? To borrow Smokey the Bear's phrase, "Only YOU can prevent edit wars." {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I was reverting because the fact was originally written like that, and i was saying to discuss it before just removing it. Now that I think about it, you're right, I should probably have just let it go, discussed it, and let it be resolved, after all, does it really matter if it's on the page during the discussion, as long as it ends up the way the community decides it should? I apologize, and will try to be less agressive in the future. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:33, 16 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== hey, hey, hey ==<br />
i haven't checked out my userpage for like a month, so i was just poking around and saw your "i'm so stealing you shomer shabbat box" comment so naturally, i click your username instead of finishing my essay. so what do i find on your page? sweet, sweet fame. recognition on the same list as some of the wikiest big shots on the wiki.... i'll try to keep the kavod from getting to my head. much love, <br />
{{User:TheDude/sig}} 03:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Haha... cool. (Though my cool user list isn't really so much kavod... it's more just gashmius... But it's fun so it's all good.) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 06:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Undoing legitimate edits ==<br />
If you're going to undo an edit that looks suspicious but that might turn out to be correct (like {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=homestarrunner.com&diff=508164&oldid=508163 this}}), please leave a note on the original editor's talk page or on a high-visibility talk page informing someone of what action you took, in case it turns out the edit was indeed legitimate and should not have been reverted (as was the case here). Something like, "Hey, I noticed you made X important change to such-and-such page. What was your basis for this edit?" Thanks, and keep on tranglin'. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:26, 21 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== To Answer Your Question ==<br />
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Regarding my removal of all evil acts from [[Strong Bad Smiling]], there was a discussion a few months ago over whether that gag was notable since his usual personality is not the direct opposite of happy (like Strong Sad). It was suggested on the talk page that the notablility would be improved by removing times he smiled ''because'' he did something bad. The question I was referring to in my headline was that "why?" in your edit summary. I apologize if I am too vague. You can say your opinion on the SB Smiling talk page. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 19:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Smiling&diff=509956&oldid=509951&rcid=466318 actions speak louder than words.] {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:17, 27 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Beetlejuice/Betelgeuse ==<br />
I was going to change this, but I see you reverted this change once, so I figured I'd bring it up with you first. According to the wikipedia article, the character is actually spelled like the star (ie "Betelgeuse") despite the fact the title is spelled differently. But I can see this could be confusing - most people more easily recognize the title spelling, so... should it just be left, though it's technically incorrect? Would you mind if it was changed back?[[User:Farmboyjad|Farmboyjad]] 04:32, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Leave it, I actually think wikipedia is wrong, why would the title character of a movie's name be spelled differently than the name of the movie itself? And i just read the wikipedia article, it makes no mention of the spelling, just always calls him "beetlejuice". Finally, this is the sort of thing for the talk page of an article itself, not my personal talk page. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:18, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Birthday Collect! ==<br />
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Happy B-day DeFender! Hooray!!!!!! That's all I got. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 13:49, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Combolations, Elizagerth. I hope you get all my... particles. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:01, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::Congraturations! And I hope for your sake that Trey's... particles got lost in the mail.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 18:04, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Happy B! &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 18:33, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Happy The Cheatday, Ilko! Err, DeFender. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:36, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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Happy T!!! er i mean B!!!!--{{User:Geoblu2/sig}} 22:59, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I'm in israel, geoblu, so you're too late, it's past midnight... the rest of you who DID wish me a happy birthday in a timely fashion, i won't jibblify you. Everyone else, Come. On. IN HEEEEEEEEEEERE! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:02, 31 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== IRC? ==<br />
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Do you? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:12, 11 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:That's very vague... I think you're asking if i'm on IRC... all the freaking time, why? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:13, 11 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== "Currently" Fun Facts ==<br />
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I thought I'd like to help you in your search by pointing out one in [[Everybody to the Limit#Remarks]]. I was unable to remove it myself. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 15:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== a little idea ==<br />
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i am wondering of you would put an x where it says stuff like strong bad and strong bads relationship. just an idea. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 18:08, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Nope, since Homestar has one with himsel, it is feasible for someone to think that one of the others might eventually merit one. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:42, 18 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/User_talk:Slipknot6477User talk:Slipknot64772007-11-18T20:44:31Z<p>Homestar Coder: /**/User talk subpage</p>
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<div>== Trivia ==<br />
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Hey Slipknot. About you trivia question on your user page, do you want another user to answer it? And if you do, what do you mean by the "longest sbemail"? Do you mean the longest running time, or the longest sent email in size, or what? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 13:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Longest email: [[retirement]]. =) &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 19:34, 21 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Would the longest email in length be [[underlings]]? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 03:05, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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that is the 2'nd biggest. heres a hint "too long clancey, to long!"<br />
:No no, [[the facts|not no more]]. I think underlings is longer. See [[underlings#Remarks|here]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 12:58, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok that one doesnt count.<br />
:Uhh, what does that mean? Does that mean that I didn't get the question right? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 14:01, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Or do you mean that the email [[underlings]] doesn't coun't. In which case I think the answer would be [[long pants]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 14:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
because i thought the answer was long pants so i didnt know what the answer was. you get the you tricked the guy who wrote the question award.<br />
:Chris Kantus is the person with no life you're looking for. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 20:13, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::[[anything]] is the SBEmail where Homestar makes a "wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer" --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 17:47, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
that was short. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 17:49, 30 July 2007 (UTC) im not gonna put up another question until time.<br />
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== Erm... ==<br />
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Hey there Slipknot. I saw what you asked me on my talk page, but I am not entirely sure what you meant (as I said [[User talk:Homestar-winner#you know how to upload images|here]]). Could you please explain to me what you meant? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:50, 10 July 2007 (UTC) Oh, and thanks for the userbox.<br />
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you did win. the userbox should have said this user oursmarted slipknot6477. in fact, i will get started on that right now.<br />
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:Hi, Slipknot. I posted over on HW's talk but thought I'd leave a note for you here. This is regarding the old version of Who Said What Now? See, I can't provide all the information I wish I could, but the fact is this wiki is in a position to not make any big mention of that old version of the game. This is per a request by the Chapman family which, as I hope you'll understand, we'd be pretty dumb to ignore. So I'm just asking if you could not request that image be linked anywhere, and probably even not mention it on the wiki at all. Please trust me that this is for the greater good of TBC and this wiki. Clear? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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no not really. {{unsigned|Slipknot6477|12:32, 11 July 2007 (UTC)}}<br />
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:I'd be happy to clarify what I can. Did you have a specific question? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:48, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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why cant we talk about it? {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 16:41, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Because of legal and copyright reasons. If you read the talk page of Who Said What Now? carefully, you can work out why. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Signature ==<br />
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You should start signing your posts on talk pages so it will be easier to tell who posted your comments:<br />
*three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>) to sign your name ([[User:Slipknot6477]])<br />
*four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) to sign your name with a timestamp ([[User:Slipknot6477]] {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 13:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC))<br />
*five tildes (<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>) to just sign a timestamp (13:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC))<br />
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When signing talk posts, you usually should sign it with the four tildes, like I'm about to do:<br>{{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 13:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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*ok, but how do you get it in color? [[User:Slipknot6477|Slipknot6477]] 17:23, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Create a signature. You can customize your signature any way you want. As long as it fits the rules. ''For more help visit [[Help:Signature]].'' {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 17:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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[[User:Slipknot6477|&#91;&#91;User:Slipknot6477&#124;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:font; color:633&gt;Slipknot6477&lt;/span&gt;]]&#91;&#91;Image:Sbemail158.png&#124;20px]]]] 19:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC). ya, that seems complicated.<br />
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:Slipknot6477: I think this is what you're trying to do. To generate this:<br />
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:[[User:Slipknot6477|<span style="font-family:font; color:#633">Slipknot6477</span>]][[Image:sbemail158.png|28px]]<br />
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:put the following code at [[User:Slipknot6477/sig]]:<br />
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<nowiki>[[User:Slipknot6477|<span style="font-family:font; color:#633">Slipknot6477</span>]][[Image:sbemail158.png|28px]]</nowiki><br />
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:Hope that helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ur jokeing right? that is it? im such a dummy dummy. [[User:Slipknot6477|&#91;&#91;User:Username&#124;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:font; color:#003;&quot;&gt;slipknot6477&lt;/span&gt;]]]] 16:21, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok. that still doesnt work.<br />
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:Okay, it looks like you need to...<br />
:#Go to [[Special:Preferences]]<br />
:#Copy <code><nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</nowiki></code> into the "Signature:" line<br />
:#Make sure that the "Raw signatures (without automatic link)" box is checked<br />
:#Click "Save"<br />
:That should fix you up. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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raw signatures?<br />
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:Yes, it should be right underneath the "Signature:" box at [[Special:Preferences]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:29, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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{{User:Username/sig}} 16:31, 12 July 2007 (UTC) i dont think it is working<br />
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:You're almost there, but you put <code><nowiki>{{User:Username/sig}}</nowiki></code> in the "Signature:" line instead of <code><nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</nowiki></code>. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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?????<br />
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:Go to [[Special:Preferences]], delete whatever is on the "Signature:" line, and replace it with this exact text: <br />
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:'''<code><nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</nowiki></code>'''<br />
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:{{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:41, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 16:42, 12 July 2007 (UTC) yes!!! ok. u can go back to doing what ever you were doing.<br />
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:Excellent &mdash; I'm glad it worked out for you. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:43, 12 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Who Said What Now? ==<br />
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Hello, Slipknot6477. Recently, I've noticed you have been asking several questions to do with Who Said What Now? Well, the thing is, we '''cannot''' discuss the game at this time due to legal reasons and copyright issues. We have been asked by [[Karen Wagner]], the official Vice President of Operations for the Homestar Runner store, to lock the pages in question until the dust clears. The reason why we have done so is actually pretty straightforward if you read the talk page of Who Said What Now? carefully and fit all the pieces together yourself. Nevertheless, we have decided to respect The Brothers Chaps' requests and therefore we can't explain everything yet. When the time is right, we will do so, but not at this time. We don't want to make things even more difficult than they currently are by discussing the subject any further. Thanks for your cooperation. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:14, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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is that why why come only one girl? is locked? {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 18:52, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Yes. Thank you for understanding this matter. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:14, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Homsarmy ==<br />
Congratulation! You are the Homsarmy's new Lieutenant Colonel!--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 19:05, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Answer ==<br />
The answer for the trivia is [[mascot]]|[[hr:sbemail73.html|watch]].--{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}} 14:49, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
correctomundo! feel free to use the userbox that i have for the winners.<br />
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== Answer ==<br />
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The oldest old-timey toon was [[Kick the Can]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 16:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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yep. u arleady have the userbox {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 17:35, 30 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Good Jorb ==<br />
[[User talk:SantanaHomerunner#the amswer to easy|here]]--{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}} 23:18, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== answer ==<br />
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y-o-u helped out in [[Strong Bad Sings]]. --{{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 23:35, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ya. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 02:26, 1 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Question ==<br />
Is the email autobiography?--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 18:17, 3 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
srry i didnt get to this. ya it is. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:38, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Signature Standards ==<br />
Hey there Slippy. While I do find your signature images funny, I'm afraid that they might not be up to HRWiki standard. Here's a quote from [[HRWiki:Signature|the standards page]]:<br />
<blockquote>Preferably a signature would include no more than one image. If you add your own image, it counts as one of your personal images. Images that are distracting are not allowed. Likewise, animated images are strongly discouraged.</blockquote><br />
Your signature's animated images are very distracting at times. For this reason I say that it violates the standard. Please do something about this. Thanks, {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:45, 3 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
give me sone time. (unsinged)<br />
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== Welcoming ==<br />
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Hi, Slipknot. [[User:First Time Here?|First Time Here?]] wasn't down. Rather, those user talk pages were deleted because the accounts were indefinitely blocked vandal accounts. In the future, if you see that someone hasn't gotten links from First Time Here?, check the [[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]] to see if the page has been deleted. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
I figured that out when qermaq sent the pages for speedy deletion. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:35, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Re: little question ==<br />
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Hey there, Slipknot. About [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASamFisher1022&diff=485983&oldid=485700 your question] and why it was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:SamFisher1022&diff=next&oldid=485983 reverted], see [[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette#User talk]]. (I wish I could answer it, but then I'd get reverted too). If you have any other [[little questions]] or just want to chat, we have a [[HRWiki:IRC channel|chat channel]] for that. You can find me there, or you could research it yourself (there's always [[Wikipedia:Fire Emblem: The Sealed Sword|Wikipedia]]). Sorry you had to get reverted. &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 20:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Answer ==<br />
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Hi, I'm Sam Fisher's friend, Elkmiester. The answer to your question is to add theyCallHimFlipper.swf to a homestarrunner page. [[User:Elkmiester||\|/[_}-Elkmiester-{_]\|/|]] 17:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
finally! thats right! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:15, 30 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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So what do I win?:p Oh BTW, in your user box where it says you discovered the wiki in 2007, you can change it so that instead of 200X it says 2007 by going to your edit page and finding that little bugger. [[User:Elkmiester||\|/[_}-Elkmiester-{_]\|/|]]<br />
im not much of a wiki user now, so just go 2 my page and at the bottom it will have a userbox. thats your prize. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:54, 2 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Sig too big. ==<br />
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Hey Slipknot. I was reading some talk pages, and i found out that your signature is way tobig. It has to be able to fit into <div class="sigbox">this box.</div><br />
Here is your's: <br />
<div class="sigbox">{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}</div><br />
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As you can see, it does not fit. This is against [[HRWiki:Signature]]. Please fix this. Thanks! {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 01:00, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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fix'd! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Sorry, it's still a little bit to big. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 02:30, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::No. [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]] 02:31, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Depends on your resolution. It's still too big for me. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 02:48, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::It's not too big on 1024x768. What's your res? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 02:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Not too big on 1680x1050 either. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 03:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Not on mine. [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]] 03:15, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::You already established that. But I'm on 1024x768. Oh well, if it works for everybody else... {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 03:38, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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it fits in the box. its fine. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:33, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Your story ==<br />
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Could you cameo me? Unless no one would get it and thing you just misspelled Homestar Runner. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 22:25, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I don't really know the nature of this story you're writing, but as long as it doesn't harm anything, I give you permission to include my username in your story. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:36, 25 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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im gonna wait a day to see who else wants to- any groups or so. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}}<br />
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this message will be played over and over again to get people recruiting and will stop tomorrow night. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 00:58, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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also, i will want sam fishers permission for a little ending about his userbox saying "i ate the irc channel for breakfast" {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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this message will be played over and over again to get people recruiting and will stop tonight. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:23, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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last warning for people who wants to be in my story. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 23:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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alright, cameos are now closed. time to write the story. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 23:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== broken copy, paste, and slash ==<br />
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ok, first of all, i noticed i can not copy and paste on any text fields and serch engines. i also noticed if i try to type the forward slash, a quick find opens up. i have a feeling something went wrong. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 12:34, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
its fixed! see??? /////////////. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:01, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
well, i still can't paste...... {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I moved this here since it doesn't really have anything to do with the wiki. I'm sorry to hear about your problem. You might try restarting your computer. If that doesn't work, the forum has a {{p|l=http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewforum.php?f=3 help desk}}, and maybe they could give you some better answers. Hope that helps! &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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no prob, it, it... it fixed somehow... ~~<br />
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== Usetbox ==<br />
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A couple of things:<br />
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a) why is it called ''usetbox''? You seem to have intentionally done that as you linked it with that name on your user page<br><br />
b) subpages for userboxes are supposed to be used when embedding the subpage on your user page. You shouldn't just make a link to the page from your user page<br><br />
We clear? Now gimme five, {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 02:57, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok, the thing about #a is that it was a typo, but it works. as for #b, i kinda got the idea from jhonny jupiter, and i have absolutely no knowledge of embed. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 03:00, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Oh, I noticed that the "R" key is right next to the "T" key. I guess you can keep it that way, but if you would ever like to embed it, you just paste <nowiki>{{User:Slipknot6477/usetbox}}</nowiki> on your user page. See ya, {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 03:03, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==screenshot==<br />
ok, i was wondering how you take a screenshot. i found something i need to take a screenshot of(for an incomplete list)so i would like to know. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:30, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Go to the toon you want the screenshot from. And at the right moment you want the picture, press the "Print Screen" button. From here, use MS Paint to adjust how you want your picture like. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:32, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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thanks. just to tell you, im taking a screenshot of atari marzipan. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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ok, i pressed the print button, and what do i do when the printing options come up?{{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:36, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Oh no. Not the "Print" Button. Look at the top right of your keyboard. There's a button called "Print Screen". Press that and do the rest of the options I told you. Thanks, {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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when i press the button, nothing happens. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:46, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Oh. Something does happen. Go to MS Paint and select "Paste". You see the picture you took with "Print Screen". Take it from there. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:47, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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do i have to download ms paint, because i cant find it on my desktop. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:51, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:No. Click on "All Programs" on the "start" button on the lower left corner of your screen. Go under "Accessories" and find MS Paint. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 13:54, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
wow, erasing all but atari marzipan from main page 13 is going to take a while. im going to be preoccupied for now, so hopes to find out about upload log! oh, and ur gonna get an iorn cup. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:02, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
there must be a faster way to do this. is there, because, i would want to upload this soon. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
found a faster way. now, how the heck do i use the upload log? {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:11, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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please tell me how to upload images. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:23, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:In the toolbox on your left there, you'll see a link, [[Special:Upload|Upload file]]. Under licensing, choose what best fits it. The rest is purdy easy. {{User:Mee/sig}} 14:32, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
it says the file is to big. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 15:24, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Ignore that warning. Some PNG guy can dramatically shrink the file size. {{User:Mee/sig}} 15:34, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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i mean it wont upload it. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 15:46, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:If you come into [http://chat.hrwiki.org chat.hrwiki.org], I'll help you get your upload done, if you haven't gotten it all figured out yet. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 01:50, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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please dont make me go there again!!! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:53, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Only if you want my help.. I can't stand to see a talk page get so crazy long with a bunch of one-line messages. Besides that it would take almost as long as trying to help you via e-mail. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 01:56, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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i will try that website again-last time i was left clueless. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Re:Vandalism ==<br />
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Hi, Slipknot6477. In a couple of recent edit summaries, you've said you were removing vandalism from an article; however, what you removed was not vandalism. Vandalism is deliberately defacing the wiki, and it's a pretty serious thing to say someone's vandalized a page. In the future, only use the word vandalism if it's clear the user is trying make the page worse with his or her edit. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:45, 3 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Article Cleanup ==<br />
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Hey there, Slipknot! Came to thank you for all the work you've been doing on [[HRWiki:Article Cleanup]]. I should get back to that project now, too! ;) &mdash; {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 15:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
no problem! would like 2 see u get more than me! ive only been on it 4 about a day! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 15:44, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== november sig contest 2007!!! ==<br />
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welcome to the 1st super semi-annual signature contest! our contestants will show off their signature, and the judge will... judge them. just sign your sig, and you are entered in the contest! after 3 days, the winner would be chosen! amount of points is based off of color, image, links, and creativity! good luck! {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 01:50, 5 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== User talk subpage ==<br />
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Hey there! Just a friendly reminder: When starting a new conversation on someone's talk page, please just start a new section on that page, like I did just here. There is no need for a separate subpage for each conversation. Thanks for listening! {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:44, 18 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/MarioMario2007-11-18T16:38:31Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 518496; 1ups occur in many games; super mario bros. was not the first</p>
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<div>[[Image:KingofTown Mario.PNG|thumb|"Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle."]]<br />
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[[The Brothers Chaps]] have made lots of references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner body of work]] to '''[[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]''', one of the most famous video game series of all time. Listed below are all the references to this series in the Homestar Runner universe.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*[[Super NES]] &mdash; The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''<br />
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] &mdash; Several references to the Mario body of work, especially ''Super Mario Bros.'', are referenced here:<br />
**The King of Town's Halloween costume is of Mario himself.<br />
**Bubs' costume, Captain Lou Albano, did the voice of Mario on the TV show, ''[[Wikipedia:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show]]''.<br />
**When the King of Town learns that his pumpkin entry in the contest receives a "worst place" prize, he laments, "Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle."<br />
**The [[Super Kingio Brothers]] Easter egg spoofs the title card, level 1-1, the game over screen and the music heard during all scenes in ''Super Mario Bros.''<br />
*Email [[pom pom]] &mdash; When Pom Pom is pounding Strong Bad, various sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'', such as the "coin collect" sound and the "1-Up" sound, are heard whenever Pom Pom connects.<br />
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; The Cheat's Halloween costume is of Mario character Toad. The high jump he does is the same one that Toad does when he gets hit in ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]'', in which Toad's kart also lands with a POOMP. The Cheat also makes some sounds similar to what Toad says when he wins a race ("I'm the best!") as well as Toad's cries when he has been hit.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Nintendo]]<br />
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[[Category:Inside Jokes]]<br />
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Talk:JeromeTalk:Jerome2007-11-18T16:36:05Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Um, seriously, let's get rid of this already. */</p>
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I don't think this page should be deleted. I think it's a prefectly legit inside joke. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:30, 24 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
:I don't either, but Seriously apparently really wanted the deletion templates up and was clogging recent changes, so I made them for him/her. Seriously, if you have a good reason to delete it, post it here! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:31, 24 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
::Looks like seriously removed the template, meaning he/she is fine with the article. I'll take the template off here then. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:32, 24 December 2005 (UTC)<br />
::I think that it should definitely be deleted. First of all, unlike Dan, it only appears twice. Second of all, we don't have any information other than the fact that he appears to be a boy. [[User:Mikatoo|Mikatoo]] 20:50, 7 October 2005 (UTC)<br />
==No, seriously, delete==<br />
This has 2 appearances, one of which is said for a second on the CD, not even on the site. This is really not noteworthy, I say delete. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 22:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC)<br />
:No. It's a perfectly legit inside joke. With the previous votes, no delete won the debate before... 3-2 No Delete. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 22:24, 8 February 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I don't quite see the point in this article.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:01, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::The criterion for a running gag is that it have three or more appearances. This one only has two, and so the second appearance is simply a reference to the first &mdash; it's noted this way on [[Strong Badia National Anthem#Inside References]]. So, until a third appearance, er, appears, I move that this be '''deleted'''. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:05, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::I agree with statements, er, stated, above. '''Delete'''. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Once again, '''delete'''. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 00:22, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::I think that, despite the obscurity of it, and only 2 appearances of it, it should stay, because while it doesn't appear much, it is noteworthy. At least, it's noteworthy enough for TBC to mention it more than once. [[User:The 3000th flare|The_3000th_Flare]] 20:08, 25 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::#[[User:Haddiman|Haddiman]] I really don't think Jerome is all important unless he makes a third appaearance, if he will make a third appearence I say he stays otherwise [thumbs down}.<br />
::::::::Historically, this article has been in the Inside Jokes category rather than Running Gags. I'd consider that a more appropriate description of this article. I have stated multiple times that I'm in favor of '''keeping''' this article, and still am. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 19:23, 26 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::This is an [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Jerome&diff=146122&oldid=133588 inside joke], not a running gag, so '''keep'''. &mdash;[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:42, 26 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::Agree. Inside joke. Like many of the other "names of significance" (Dan, Dennis, etc.), --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::This might be an inside joke, but it seems to be a mere coincidence. '''BALEETED'''! --[[User:Collin Diver|Collin Diver]] 16:44, 31 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::::Agreed. With only two sightings, one of which wasn't even on the site at all, one can hardly call this a running gag or even an inside joke. If anything, one references the other. Link the two uses of Jerome on their respective pages, but this one isn't needed. '''Delete'''. -{{User:YK/sig}} 19:14, 31 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::::I kinda think Jerome is of some importance, but there definitely needs to be some more things added to the article. BTW if you can mention 1/2 and appearance more then we have 2 1/2 appearances which rounds up to the required (or suggested?) 3 appearances, by convention. '''Neutral.''' --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:27, 31 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
An inside joke needs to happen at least three time on the '''site''', not including CDs etc. I say this is totally '''DEL TACO!!!''' I mean, '''DELETED!!!''' --[[User:thelongestpants|thelongestpants]] 16 June 2007<br />
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==Comments added after above discussion was closed==<br />
:'''Delete'''. Hey, what ever happened to this conversation? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 05:23, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::'''Delete''' for reasons sstated above. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 05:42, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::In reply to TheYellowDart: This discussion was closed as no consensus on April 18. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:56, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::I see a lot more deletes than anything else here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 05:58, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::Consensus is not measured by numbers. At least, not solely by numbers. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Then by what? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 06:02, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Oh. Where can I find the April 18th conversation, Heimstern? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 06:12, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::The 18th of April was when [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Jerome&diff=445836&oldid=434966 the template was removed]. The conversation leading up to it is up there. (points to above conversation) {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 06:55, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Depending on your definition of consensus, it ''is'' measured by numbers. For example, I'm happy to call anything close to 100% consensus ;-) In this case, it was more like 8 - 4 and 1 neutral vote. That's not very close to 100%, especially when you consider that most of the keep votes (sorry, "opinions", not "votes" ;-) ) were cast by serious editors. You'll also notice that I voted for deletion, as did Trey who removed the tbd template.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Actually I counted 12 deletes and 3 keeps and 1 neutral. To me, that's good enough to delete. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 05:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::Yes, there are a lot of other ex-pages that had more appearances that were deleted. Delete it! --{{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 05:14, 1 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::::::::::It's normally not necessary to tally names like this, but I'm just trying to get a consistent count here. Up till the current conversation, I count the following people in support of the article &mdash; [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]], [[User:Bubsty|Bubsty]], [[User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3|TotalSpaceshipGuy3]], [[User:The 3000th Flare|The 3000th Flare]], [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]], and [[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] &mdash; and the following people in opposition of the article &mdash; [[User:Mikatoo|Mikatoo]], [[User:Dr. Clash|Dr. Clash]], [[User:Loafing|Loafing]], [[User:Trey56|Trey56]], [[User:Has Matt?|Has Matt?]], [[User:Haddiman|Haddiman]], [[User:Collin Diver|Collin Diver]], and [[User:YK|YK]]. That made it 7-6 in opposition of the article, which is why the discussion was closed after over half a month of inactivity.<br />
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::::::::::Since that point, [[User:Thelongestpants|Thelongestpants]], [[User:Theyellowdart|Theyellowdart]], [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]], and [[User:Techgeekmbg|Techgeekmbg]] have recently expressed their opposition to the article, which makes it 11-6. If more people express their opposition to this article but none express support, then there may be a case for reopening the discussion and deleting this article. <br />
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::::::::::The point Heimstern is making is important, though, which is that the final outcome will be determined not only by the number of users in support or opposition of the article, but also by the quality of their arguments. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:30, 1 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::Dang it, I'm always mis-counting things. But I actually would of put a quality argument if there was anything left to say. To me, this article is irrelevant and just not worth it. There is not even three appearances, and one is even not on the website. The article's description is one sentence itself! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 06:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::::keep it... it made me laugh.[[User:71.105.222.90|71.105.222.90]]<br />
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==how does this need cleanup?==<br />
seriously? it does not need cleanup. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 13:56, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
:You're right. It [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Jerome&curid=1582&diff=484813&oldid=484811 needed] cleanup before, but then Shwoo went ahead and [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Jerome&curid=1582&diff=484814&oldid=484813&rcid=440437 fixed] it up. I removed the cleanup template. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 14:09, 31 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Um, seriously, let's get rid of this already.==<br />
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There's 3 threads about deleting this article, two of them seemed to have reached a consensus to delete this article, yet still, here it is. Why is it still here? I'm in favor of '''delteeting''' this article. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:00, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Yes. Lets just do it already! '''DELETE!''' {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 05:10, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I believe this was discussed quite long enough last time, and no, it did not reach consensus. In case this is unclear, consensus is not defined as a simple majority of users or any such thing. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:13, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Well, consensus aside, let's reach one now. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 05:16, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::Neither of the people above who advocate deleting the article have given a reason why. Since, again, this is a discussion, not a vote, I think it would be appropriate for them to do so. I am in favor of keeping this article because we believe it is an inside joke (not a running gag). The article has been here long enough that I think TBC would need to say "nah, there's nothing to that" for us to dismiss it. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::I stick to my reason in previous discussion. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 06:02, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::Since we already deleted that article about that lady Strong Bad said "Shut up" to twice, we should '''delete''' this one as well. Sewiously. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 16:08, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::::::It would seem to fail to meet notability guidelines, since there are only two appearances. Now that we are keeping talk pages, we could restore at a later time. But for now, '''del taco'''. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:16, 18 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::::::::I'm pretty sure what Dot com is saying above is that inside jokes have a different notability criterion than running gags. Inside jokes do not necessarily need more than two appearances, because we believe it might be somehow significant to TBC. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 16:36, 18 November 2007 (UTC)</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/Icon_References_in_Halloween_CostumesIcon References in Halloween Costumes2007-11-18T04:09:39Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Jibblies 2 */ bit of a cleanup in wording</p>
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<div>[[Image:Homestar_GreatHero.PNG|thumb|150px|"Believe it or not, I'm walking around. I never thought I could trick-or-tre-e-eat..."]]<br />
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During the [[Holidays#Halloween (October 31st)|Halloween toons]], the characters within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work dress up in [[Halloween Costumes|costumes]] in which to go 'trick or treating'. More often than not, such costumes are of an icon or celebrity from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. As a result, at least one character per toon occasionally speaks in dialogue or lines (or moves around) in such a way that somehow pertains to his/her respective costume.<br />
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==Occurrences==<br />
===[[Homestarloween Party]]===<br />
*'''Coach Z''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] of the rap group [[Wikipedia:Public Enemy|Public Enemy]]; Homestar comments on his costume by saying, "Coach Z is down with the PE". This is a reference to the group's song, "Burn Hollywood Burn", wherein guest-rapper [[Wikipedia:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] raps "Ice Cube is down with the PE".<br />
*'''Homestar Runner''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]], his T-shirt reads, "Corporate rock still sucks", which is the motto of [[Wikipedia:SST Records|SST Records]], one of Cobain's favorite record labels.<br />
*'''The Cheat''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]], he holds his teddy bear, Pooky, which is actually Garfield's own teddy bear.<br />
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===[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]===<br />
*'''Coach Z''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Humpty Hump|Humpty Hump]], the rap he performs is from [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]'s hit song, "The Humpty Dance," only Coach Z substitutes his own name for Humpty's.<br />
*'''Marzipan''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]] of the punk rock group, The Ramones, she says, "Hey ho, let's go!" This is part of the lyrics to their song, "Blitzkrieg Bop", and also both a reference and tribute to Joey after he died earlier in 2001.<br />
*'''Homsar''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]] comic strip character, [[Wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|J. Wellington Wimpy]], who really adores hamburgers, he says, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today." This is a parody of Wimpy's catch phrase, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."<br />
*'''Strong Bad''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]], he says, "Where in the world is my candy?" This is a reference to the computer game and TV show that features Carmen, "Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"<br />
*'''Strong Sad''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]], if you give him the can of Campbell's Soup as his treat, he comments on it as being relevant to what he is dressed as. This is a reference to one of Warhol's most famous paintings, which is of the can of Campbell's Soup, as well as his monotone, deadpan voice, which Strong Sad also has.<br />
*'''Bubs''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Mars Blackmon|Mars Blackmon]] from ''[[Wikipedia:She's Gotta Have It|She's Gotta Have It]]'', his intro at the door is "Please baby, please baby, baby baby please", a reference to Mars' exact same line from that movie.<br />
*'''Homestar Runner''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]], his trick-or-treating intro is a spoof on the show's theme song.<br />
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===[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]===<br />
*'''The King of Town''' &mdash; Dressed as famous video game character [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], he comments that he is a video game (which Marzipan wouldn't know, since she doesn't play video games). Later, after Homestar (or rather, Strong Bad dressed up as Homestar) gives him a worst prize, he laments, "Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|first Super Mario Bros. game]], in which, after clearing each level (prior to the eighth and final level), the mushroom people Mario saves say, "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle!" The [[Super Kingio Bros.]], an Easter egg at the end, directly mirrors Level 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.<br />
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*'''Strong Mad''' &mdash; Dressed as a ghost, he says something that ghosts would commonly say: "Boo!"<br />
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===[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]===<br />
*'''The King of Town''' &mdash; Dressed as the [[Wikipedia:Hamburglar|Hamburglar]], he says that he is "dressed to 'hamburgle'" and even utters the Hamburglar's catch phrase, "Robble-robble!"<br />
*'''Stinkoman''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]], he declares that he's "a demon on wheels". This is directly lifted from the show's theme song, which also describes the title protagonist as "a demon on wheels".<br />
*'''Strong Mad''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]], he bellows "Higgins!", who is actually Tom Selleck's boss on that show.<br />
*'''Strong Sad''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]], leader of new wave group [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]], he says, "This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!" These are lyrics from the song, "Once In a Lifetime," by Talking Heads.<br />
*'''The Poopsmith''' &mdash; Dressed as ''[[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|Street Fighter]]'' character, [[Wikipedia:M. Bison|M. Bison]], he performs a flaming maneuver. This is actually M. Bison's Psycho Crusher attack.<br />
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===[[Halloween Fairstival]]===<br />
*'''Strong Bad''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Joker|the Joker]], he calls his posse his "bad pennies", which is what the Joker calls his henchmen. Later, at the end, he says, "Hello, kiddies, a-meet the Joker!". Also note the white moustache, a trade mark of the original actor who refused to shave his off so the producers just painted over it instead.<br />
*'''The King of Town''' &mdash; Dressed as the Mayor of Halloweentown from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', he turns his head around to show a second face with a blue tint and sad expression. The Mayor in the movie changes his face around when his mood changes.<br />
*'''Homsar''' &mdash; Dressed as Kumar from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Bottle Rocket|Bottle Rocket]]'', he says one of the character's most famous lines, "I blew it, man! I lose my touch!"<br />
*'''Homestar Runner''' &mdash; Dressed as Carl Spackler from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]'', Homestar comments, "So I got that going for me. Which is nice." This was a line spoken by Spackler in that movie.<br />
*'''Marzipan''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]]; Strong Bad notices this by saying to her, "Hey Marzi, I just can't wait for you to get on the road again... and get hit by a schoolbus." The first part of this line is a reference to the Willie Nelson song "On the Road Again".<br />
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===[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]===<br />
*'''Homestar Runner''' &mdash; Dressed as Moocher from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Breaking Away|Breaking Away]]'', he wears a T-shirt that reads "Cutters", which is a bicyclist group that Moocher is a member of.<br />
*'''Pom Pom''' &mdash; Dressed as Walter Sobchak from the movie ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'', if you select the second option when Homestar meets Pom Pom and Coach Z, Pom Pom will show Homestar a severed toe, which is referenced in this movie.<br />
*'''Coach Z''' &mdash; Dressed as Theo Huxtable from ''[[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]'', he wears the shirt that Theo wore in [http://www.tv.com/the-cosby-show/a-shirt-story/episode/6802/summary.html|"A Shirt Story"], one of the earliest episodes on the show.<br />
*'''The King of Town''' &mdash; Dressed as Colonel Sanders, if you select the second option when Homestar meets the King of Town and the Poopsmith, the King of Town's ingredient that Homestar gets is Sanders' secret blend of eleven herbs and spices, which is used in Sanders' recipe for chicken at [[Wikipedia:KFC|KFC]]. In the same option scene, Homestar calls the King of Town, "Your Kentucky Fried-ness".<br />
*'''Homsar''' &mdash; Dressed as Tingle from [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|the ''Legend of Zelda'' series]], he throws confetti and is also seen floating on a balloon, both of which Tingle does frequently.<br />
*'''Strong Bad''' &mdash; Dressed as Jambi the Genie from ''[[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'', he says to The Cheat about Homestar, "Meka-leka-hi-meka-The Cheat, throw a TV on him...ho." This is a reference to Jambi's favorite incantation, "Meka-leka-hi-meka-hiney-ho." Later, when asked of what he is supposed to be, Strong Bad says he's Jambi and even says another of the character's signature lines to prove it: "Wish? Did somebody say 'wish'?"<br />
*'''The Cheat''' &mdash; Dressed as Toad from the [[Wikipedia:List of Mario games|''Mario'' series]], the high jump he does is the same one that Toad does when he gets hit in [[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]], in which Toad's kart also lands with a POOMP. The Cheat also makes some sounds similar to what Toad says when he wins a race ("I'm the best!") as well as Toad's cries when he has been hit.<br />
*'''Strong Sad''' &mdash; Dressed as a member of [[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]], Strong Sad says "Go forward! Move ahead. Try to detect it! It's not too late." These are lyrics from Devo's 1980 hit, [[Wikipedia:Whip It|"Whip it"]].<br />
*'''Marzipan''' &mdash; Dressed as Muppet character [[Wikipedia:Dr. Bunsen Honeydew|Beaker]], she says various squeak-like "meeps" that Beaker does (rather like The Cheat).<br />
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===[[Happy Hallow-day]]===<br />
*'''Strong Bad''' &mdash; Dressed as Father Guido Sarducci, he tells Homestar that his being dressed up as a pretend priest-comedian prevents him from beating Homestar up. This "priest-comedian" is played by Don Novello on ''[[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.<br />
*'''The Cheat''' &mdash; Dressed as Gizmo from the movie ''[[wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]]'', when he's told by Strong Sad that he should technically be turning into a horrible beastie by sunlight, he covers his eyes and makes noises that sound like he's saying Gizmo's line, "Bright lights! Bright lights!"<br />
*'''Coach Z''' &mdash; Dressed as Queen Latifah, his costume specifically depicts the person he is portraying as she appeared as a guest on ''[[wikipedia:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', in which she played an actress who hired Hilary Banks as an assistant and who took a liking to Will Smith.<br />
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===[[Jibblies 2]]===<br />
*'''Strong Mad''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Nikolai Volkoff|Nikolai Volkoff]], he says he forgot his Ruskie flag (in this case, the flag of the [[Wikipedia:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]). Volkoff was known for entering the ring carrying a Soviet flag.<br />
*'''Homestar Runner''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Artie, the Strongest Man in the World|Artie the Strongest Man In the World]], he calls himself "the strongest man... in the world!" in imitation of Artie's catchphrase.<br />
*'''Marzipan''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Prince (musician)|Prince]], when she succumbs to the Jibblies, Homestar thinks she is playing ''Raspberry Beret'', which was a hit for Prince in 1985. Later, Homestar refers to Marzipan as "The Girlfriend Formerly Known as Marzipan", a reference to one of Prince's nicknames, "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince."<br />
*'''Bubs''' &mdash; Dressed as Ross from ''[[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That On Television|You Can't Do That On Television]]'', when Marzipan doesn't know what his costume is, some green slime pours all over Marzipan's head. On that show, whenever a cast member said the phrase "I don't know," green slime would pour from the ceiling onto their head.<br />
*'''The Poopsmith''' &mdash; Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|Back to the Future]]'', Homestar explains that "Where The Poopsmith's going, he doesn't need good smells," a reference to one of Doc's most famous quotes, "Where we're going, we don't need roads."<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[What are you supposed to be?]]<br />
*[[Professional Athlete References]]<br />
*[[Popular Music References]]<br />
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[[Category:Lists]]<br />
[[Category:Clothing running gags]]<br />
[[Category:Halloween]]<br />
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[[Image:Rapsong_screen.png |thumb|right|220px|"I said ''accidentally'' featuring Peacey P!"]]<br />
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'''Powered by The Cheat'''<br />
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The Cheat is working on a music video starring Coach Z and accidentally featuring Peacey P.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[Peacey P]], [[Tenerence Love]], {{Film|The Cheat}}<br />
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'''Places:''' [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, November 12, 2007<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 2:40<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Crample-O Stow Records Present!<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
''{Open to a close-up of a washing machine with clothes tumbling inside. The washing machine has the word "Warsh" on it. Zoom out to a view of Coach Z in a laundromat, standing next to the washing machines and a basket of clothes.}''<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat voice}'' Can I borrow some detergent from you, please? <br />
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''{Peacey P comes over with a basket of clothes, mumbling incoherently.}'' <br />
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'''COACH Z:''' Say, wait! Look, it's the rapping man, come to do his landry! I was supposed to ask, can you record ''{said as RECK-erd}'' on my new ablum<!--sic-->? <br />
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'''PEACEY P:''' ''{mumbling while bouncing, his body bounces away to the right while his head floats where it is, then his body slowly slides back in line with his head.}''<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' I can understand well that's a yes! Hit it one-two go rap song!<br />
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''{Cut to a close-up of a boombox, with a tape in it labeled "Mick's Tape". Hip-hop music starts playing. The credits appear:}''<br />
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<blockquote>Coach Z and Peacey P featuring Peacey P/<br><br />
featuring Tenerence Love/ feauring<!--sic--> Peacey P<br><br />
"Rap Song"<br><br />
The Lyricbolical Coach Z<br><br />
Crample-O Stow Records</blockquote><br />
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'''COACH Z:''' ''{rapping in normal voice}'' Coach Z, R-A-P,<br><br />
Accidentally featuring Peacey P.<br />
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'''PEACEY P:''' ''{rapping in normal voice}'' You biscuithead, you ain't featurin' me!<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' I said ''accidentally'' featuring Peacey P!<br><br />
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I'm the lyricbolical Coach Z,<br><br />
I like my ointments topical most-ly,<br><br />
And if you got the itchy toes, then come see me,<br><br />
I got a rap song, featuring Peacey P!<br />
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'''PEACEY P:''' My name is P, comma, Peace-ay,<br><br />
I like to eat my bacon all grease-ay,<br><br />
I'm the best guest rapper in the music biz,<br><br />
I ain't even know whose song this is!<br><br />
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'''COACH Z:''' ''{speaking}'' It's mine! I thought I made that abundantly clear! Here comes the hook!<br />
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'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' ''{rapping}'' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes,<br><br />
Yes, y'all, and we don't stap,<br><br />
Coach Z and Peacey P cold rappity-rap!<br />
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'''PEACEY P:''' Much money, mo' money, cash money, drop!<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' I'm the rhyme janitor wringin' out my mop!<br />
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'''PEACEY P:''' Stop it, fool, you're crampin' my style!<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' I'll sprinkle wack MCs with my sawdust pile!<br />
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'''PEACEY P:''' Listen up straight, y'all biscuitheads,<br><br />
I'd like a piece o' dry toast wit' two scrambled eggs!<br><br />
Order o' hash browns, make 'em extra crisp,<br><br />
A glass o' orange juice an' a bowl o' cheese grits!<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' Oh, dag, that man has just ordered breakfast in the middle of my rap song!<br />
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'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes,<br><br />
Yes, y'all, and we don't flake,<br><br />
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'''COACH Z:''' Here comes Tenerence Love with an R&B break!<br />
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'''TENERENCE LOVE:''' My name is Tenerence Love,<br><br />
Plus my name is Tenerence Love,<br><br />
Divided by my name is Tenerence Love,<br><br />
Equals my name is Tenaaay-erence Love!<br><br />
Remainder three!<br />
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'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes,<br><br />
Yes, y'all, and we don't stap,<br><br />
Coach Z and Peacey P cold rappity-rap!<br />
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'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' ''{singing like they're dizzy; Tenerence Love can be heard singing in the background}'' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes,<br><br />
Yes, y'all, and we don't stap,<br><br />
Coach Z, Peacey P.<br />
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''{The music and cartoon stop. Zoom out to a view of Coach Z and The Cheat in front of The Cheat's computer.}''<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' The Chort, that was amazing! It's gonna rocket straight to the bottom of the BET charts! <br />
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'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''<br />
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'''COACH Z:''' Oh, your payment. How's about a nice slice of chin strap pizza? ''{holds up a pizza slice that has a chin strap on it}''<br />
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''{The Cheat sinks out of view turning a little green, making sick-sounding The Cheat noises.}''<br />
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''{cut to the boombox again. The level readout display is shaped into the word "END"}''<br />
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==Fun Facts==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*"Mick's Tape" is an intentional mispelling of "[[Wikipedia:Mixtape#Mixtapes_in_hip_hop|mixtape]]", an informally released hiphop album consisting of one or more MCs' work, usually for promotional purposes.<br />
*"Itchy toes" refers to [[Wikipedia:Athlete's Foot|Athlete's foot]], a fungal disease Coach Z implied he had in [[labor day]].<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Contemporary R&B|R&B]] breaks, which involve soulfully sung lyrics rather than rap, are featured in many modern hip hop songs.<br />
*Topical means applied externally on the body. Most ointment has a label reading "for external use only".<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*This is the first complete Powered By The Cheat toon since [[New Boots]] in 2004.<br />
*The [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] reads "Loadry".<br />
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] mentioned making a rap duet with Coach Z and Peacey P in an [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007|interview on the Late Nite JengaJam]].<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*Lyricbolical and Loadry are [[portmanteaus]].<br />
*Coach Z's mop bucket has JAN8OR written on it, another example of [[Internet Slang]].<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*In the intro credits, "featuring" is misspelled once as "feauring".<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*Tenerence Love was first mentioned in a [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] Easter egg as one of the guest stars on Peacey P's album ''Deliberance''.<br />
**"Coach Z and Peacey P featuring Peacey P/featuring Tenerence Love/feauring Peacey P" is also a reference to Teen Girl Squad Issue 13, in which Peacey P is featured as a "guest star on [his] own album".<br />
*Coach Z paying The Cheat in chin strap [[pizza]] echoes [[Strong Bad]] offering to buy The Cheat a pizza after completing [[Everybody to the Limit]].<br />
*"Wash" was previously spelled as "warsh" in [[original]], and as "worsh" in [[20X6 vs. 1936]].<br />
*Coach Z's mention of a sawdust pile refers to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]].<br />
*MiCK'S TAPE is another instance of [[lowercase i's]].<br />
*Coach Z claims he likes his "[[Ointment|ointments]] topical, mostly".<br />
*When the Cheat's computer is shown, one of the headings is [[Style]].<br />
*[[Eggs]] and [[bacon]] are featured.<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*The blue backdrop in the "Itchy Tōz" scene is based on the backdrop used in the notorious commercials for [[Wikipedia:HeadOn|HeadOn]], a topical headache relief product.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Black Entertainment Television|BET]] is a cable station aimed at the African-American demographic, which frequently shows rap videos.<br />
*On the notepad where Peacey P's order is written, "crisp" is spelled as "crips"; the [[Wikipedia:Crips|Crips]] are a large gang founded in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. Several rap and hip-hop artists are [[Wikipedia:Crips#Entertainers with Crip affiliations|affiliated]] with the Crips.<br />
*"The Lyricbolical Coach Z" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Biz Markie|Biz Markie]], whose best selling album "The Biz Never Sleeps", is sometimes mistakenly called "The Diabolical Biz Markie" due to the album art.<br />
*The restaurant on the back of the limo after Peacey P is done ordering breakfast (Waffle-O-Stow) is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Waffle House|Waffle House]], a diner popular in the southern United States.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*The [[Rap Song Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the music video.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[[HR:rapsong.html|Watch "Rap Song"]]<br />
*[[HR:rapsong.swf|View the Flash file for "Rap Song"]]<br />
*[[Forum:12862|Forum thread re: "Rap Song"]]<br />
{{subtitlesLinks|rapsong}}<br />
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]<br />
[[Category:Shorts]]<br />
[[Category:Songs]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/web_comicsweb comics2007-11-18T04:01:55Z<p>Homestar Coder: undid revision 518365; there are many such comics, and Penny Arcade is the most prominent. No need to list further examples.</p>
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<div>{{sbenav|181}}<br />
[[Image:Webcomic_sbemail.png|thumb|200px|"That stuff is totally messed up, The Cheat. That gunk is ill."]]<br />
Gunkiller and his friends ask Strong Bad for suggestions on making a web comic.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]<br />
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{{Comp|Lappy 486}}<br />
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'''Date:''' October 8, 2007<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 3:34<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline.<br />
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<blockquote class="lappy email"><br />
<div>subject: story ideas</div><br />
Hey Strong Bad,<br /><br />
Me and some of my friends are thinking of doing a web<br /><br />
comic together and I was wondering if you had any suggestions<br /><br />
for us. Thanks a lot<br /><br />
Gunkiller<br /><br />
Standing right behind you<br />
</blockquote><br />
''{Strong Bad mutters "for not using punctuation" after "Thanks a lot" and pronounces "Gunkiller" as "Gunk-iller".}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Who are you? Gunhaver's evil twin brother? Well I won't be needing your services today; all my gunk is plenty ill already. ''{clears screen}'' Web comics are easy, Gunky. They're all about video games, gamernerds, webgeeks, dorknerds, gamewads, nerdgames, webwebs, and elves. So just pick one of those and start tableting! Like the one where the slickly drawn college roommates make nothing but video game inside jokes!<br />
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''{during the preceding, the scene changes to a shot of a comic with two characters, one of whom loosely resembles Strong Bad with black hair and a yellow T-shirt; the other loosely resembles Strong Sad with short blond hair and holding a hand-held video game}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{in Strong Bad's voice, the text appears in speech bubbles above him}'' Uh, did you try to case mod that meatloaf you're makin'?<br />
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'''STRONG SAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{in Strong Sad's voice, the text appears in speech bubbles above him}'' No, why?<br />
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''{pans to the next panel of the comic; both characters are looking at a burnt brick in a baking pan that the Strong Bad-like character is holding}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' 'Cause I think it's BRICKED!<br />
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''{pans to the next panel of the comic; both characters are staring wide-eyed}''<br />
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'''STRONG SAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' 3.2ghz cell processor with 3 dual-threaded cores, 1.8 TFLOPS, 256mb XDR...<br />
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'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{beginning a short way through the previous line, and continuing simultaneously with it}'' Light bloom, floating point frame buffers, volumetric effects, high dynamic range rendering...<br />
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''{the scene fades}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, I wish I knew what that means.<br />
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''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Another approach is to just ask for input from your viewers and rip that off for content. ''{zoom out a bit, Strong Bad turns around to face the camera}'' Pfff. What a cop-out.<br />
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''{[[New Paper]] comes down extremely quickly. Cut to The Cheat at Monosodium Dreams.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Cheat has one of those. He gets people to send him the weird senders' names from spam emails, ''{The Cheat clicks the menu for "Email" and brings up a list of names with a list of subjects}'' and then he makes interpretive drawings based on them! ''{The Cheat double clicks the name "Colliding R. Reallying"}'' Classics like&mdash;<br />
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''{The scene changes to an undersea image in which two sharks are colliding. Swimming below them is a creature consisting of a glass dome and a propeller. Under this is the text "Colliding R. Reallying" in yellow.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;Colliding R. Reallying!<br />
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''{Cut back to The Cheat}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And&mdash; ''{The Cheat double clicks the name "Knowingest J. Drawbridges"<br />
<br />
''{The scene changes to an image of a man in athletic clothing standing outside a mostly-raised drawbridge over a moat. The man has a mane and horns, and his left arm is extended down into the moat and back up to knock on the drawbridge, which has eyes, a tongue and teeth. The text "Knowingest J. Drawbridges" appears in white at the top.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;Knowingest J. Drawbridges!<br />
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''{Cut back to The Cheat, still looking at the Knowingest J. Drawbridges picture on Monosodium Dreams. Strong Bad is now with him.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' That stuff is totally messed up, The Cheat. That gunk is ill.<br />
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''{cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' But if cartoony or Cheaty drawings aren't your thing, break out your cracked serial numbers for 'Burn & Dodge: The Fantasy Photoshop Gradient Comic!'<br />
<br />
''{Cut to an image of a character whose head resembles Strong Bad's mask with a beard. He also has a muscular torso and is holding a buckler and sword. A creature resembling The Cheat with a pointy tail and horns is on his shoulder.}''<br />
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'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' ''{appears above him in a speech bubble}'' Hold! Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth shimmies for no man!<br />
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'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!<br />
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''{Cut to wider view; The Cheat-like creature is now behind Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth, who is holding his sword defensively in front of him. A figure in a black cloak is opposite them and holding his right hand at them; the hand is radiating light}''<br />
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'''CLOAKED FIGURE:''' ''{in Strong Bad's voice}'' LENS FLARE! ''{a lens flare appears on his hand}''<br />
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'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' Uh, PLASTIC WRAP! ''{the scene becomes covered in plastic wrap Photoshop effect}''<br />
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''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you can't draw, never fear, just steal some graphics from your favorite video game. And add yet another unlicensed pixel comic to the overcrowded, overstunk landfill of web comics.<br />
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''{Cut to a panel showing Stinkoman in his sprite form from Stinkoman 20X6 on green land, while the theme music from [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|the first level]] plays.}<br />
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'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{appears in a speech bubble}'' Sometimes I wish I could challenge my own self.<br />
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''{Pan to the next panel, in which the scene is dark and the text "ZAP!" appears in red near the top. The scene returns to normal as a second Stinkoman appears facing the first.}'' <br />
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'''SECOND STINKOMAN:''' ''{in 1-Up's voice}'' I'm Stinkoman.<br />
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'''STINKOMAN:''' WAAAAAAAAH!<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And when your pixel comic's not funny&mdash;<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the next panel, which is the same as the previous but with two red eyes with green irises added, along with various shapes and colors.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;MS Paint your way to a non-punchline!<br />
<br />
''{The scene fades out. Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' As terrible as this is, I suppose web comics are a better fate for video games than Saturday morning cartoons were.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a cartoon scene with a red cube with legs, arms, eyes and a green cap; a blond boy with a shirt that says "Kid" and a surfboard; and a dog wearing sunglasses.}''<br />
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'''KID:''' Ah, come on, Secret Collect! Let's go surfing inside the evil castle!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a closeup of the dog}''<br />
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'''DOG:''' Uh, dudeical!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a closeup of Secret Collect; the scene continuously zooms in on him}''<br />
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'''SECRET COLLECT:''' ''{exaggeratedly shuddering}'' Ohh, I don't know about this! Collect, collect, collect!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a scene of a wizard with green eyes, a brown tunic, a beard, and three jewels set in his forehead looking at the previous scene in a crystal ball in a castle.}''<br />
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'''WIZARD:''' Once I collect the final secret, the sweepstakes will be mine!<br />
<br />
''{Scene changes to a picture of a clay Nebulon in a kitchen; he has a speech bubble that says, "Secret Collect. will be right back...", above the speech bubble is a small picture of Secret Collect. On the bottom right of the screen is a bubble with the text "Saturday Mornideo Games".}''<br />
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'''ANNOUNCER:''' Secret Collect will be right back. <br />
<br />
''{scene changes to show a smiling animated Thy Dungeonman and the text "The Animated Adventures of Thy Dungeonman".}''<br />
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'''ANNOUNCER:''' And stay tuned for The Animated Adventures of Thy Dungeonman!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a background of poorly-drawn houses, in front of which stand two characters: the text "Go North" and "Get Dagger", both in green letters and with eyes and legs.}''<br />
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'''GET DAGGER:''' My cousin's coming to visit!<br />
<br />
''{Pan to the right and zoom out to show a text character Take Dagger next to Get Dagger.}''<br />
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'''TAKE DAGGER:''' Hiya, guys!<br />
<br />
''{Two more green characters are seen running behind them. Cut to a scene of the text character "Dennis" chasing the text character "Ye Flask".}''<br />
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'''DENNIS:''' You get back heeeeeere!<br />
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''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So to answer your question, Gunky, DON'T MAKE A WEB COMIC! Why can't you just make a...comic. Everyone knows that putting 'web' in front of words automatically makes them crappier. Just look what happened to 'pages,' and 'cams,' and 'logs.' And who could forget the fall of the mighty 'isode.' Ohh, so tragic.<br />
<br />
''{[[New Paper]] comes down}''<br />
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==Easter Eggs==<br />
[[Image:Gunk Iller.png|thumb|He be illin'!]]<br />
*Click on "Gunkiller" after Strong Bad says his name to see a [[Cheat Commandos]] action figure named after him (spelled [[Gunk Iller]]).<br />
*Click on "COMIC!" at the end of the email to bring up a window where you can [[Make-O Your Own Stinko|make your own Stinkoman comic]] using sprites from [[Stinkoman 20X6]].<br />
*Click on "'web' in front" at the end of the email to see a drawing of a blimp in flight above a stadium, with the words "GO LOAF!" over it.<br />
*Click on "crappier" at the end of the email to see what happened to Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth.<br />
*:'''CLOAKED FIGURE:''' OCEAN RIPPLE! ''{another effect is applied}''<br />
*:'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' FIND EDGES! ''{another effect is applied, changing much of the color}''<br />
*:'''CLOAKED FIGURE:''' SHARPEN MORE! ''{another effect is applied. The image is mostly incomprehensible now.}''<br />
*:'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' Er... NUDGE! ''{the scene shifts a little to the left}''<br />
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==Fun Facts==<br />
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===Explanations===<br />
*When Strong Bad says "start tableting", he is referring to a graphics tablet, which is a tool used to make digital drawings.<br />
*"[[Wikipedia:Brick (electronics)|Bricked]]" is slang for causing an electronic piece of equipment to no longer function.<br />
*"[[Wikipedia:Case modding|Case modding]]" is the act of modifying a video game console or computer chassis.<br />
*The highly technical terms spoken in the last panel of the college roommate comic all refer to technical specifications of the [[Wikipedia:Sony|Sony]] [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]] video game console.<br />
**"[[Wikipedia:Bloom (shader effect)|Light bloom]]", "floating point [[Wikipedia:Framebuffer|frame buffers]]", "[[Wikipedia:Volumetric lighting|volumetric effects]]", and "[[Wikipedia:High dynamic range rendering|high dynamic range rendering]]" all refer to various [[Wikipedia:3D rendering|3D rendering]] techniques employed by modern game consoles and computer video cards to create realistic environments within games.<br />
**The PS3's [[Wikipedia:Cell (microprocessor)|Cell microprocessor]] contains ten individual cores, eight of which can be used simultaneously by the console for different purposes.<br />
**"[[Wikipedia:FLOPS|TFLOPS]]" stands for "Tera-FLoating point Operations Per Second" and is a measure of the speed of a computer in mathematical operations. The PS3's [[Wikipedia:RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'|RSX]] [[Wikipedia:Graphics processing unit|GPU]] was announced as performing at 1.8 TFLOPS.<br />
**"XDR" stands for [[Wikipedia:XDR DRAM|eXtreme Data-Rate Dynamic RAM]], a type of memory used in the PS3.<br />
*The explanation of "unlicensed pixel comics" refers to the genre of [[Wikipedia:sprite comic|sprite comics]], in which sprite-based graphics from video games are implemented to create the comic.<br />
*"Lens Flare", "Plastic Wrap", "Ocean Ripple", "Find Edges," and "Sharpen More" are all filters that one can use in [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]]. "Nudge" is the term used to describe the act of moving an object on the image canvas.<br />
*Strong Bad mentioning cracked serial numbers is a reference to how many people illegally obtain Photoshop by downloading a cracked serial number online.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:Webcomicpreview.png|thumb|"That's funny. I gave it negative 2."]]<br />
[[Image:Cheat_emails.png|thumb|"Knowingest J. Drawbridges."]]<br />
*The email preview features a different GamerJox comic than featured in the email.<br />
*:'''STRONG BAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' EGM<sup>2</sup> gave the new Peasant's Quest game 4 out of 10!!<br />
*:'''STRONG SAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' That's funny. I gave it negative 2.<br />
*:'''STRONG BAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' Don't you think that's a bit harsh?<br />
*:'''STRONG SAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' I think EGM<sup>2</sup> is a bit nonexistent for 10 years.<br />
*The clay [[Nebulon]] is in the paper [[Cheat Commandos Playsets#Reynold's Apartment|Reynold's Apartment]] playset.<br />
*The Cheat's email list reads:<br />
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="font-weight:bold; margin:8px 20px"<br />
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"<br />
| style="border:1px solid #000;" | Sender || style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #000; border-left:0px" | Subj.<br />
|-<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | &nbsp; || <br />
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000; padding-right:24px" | Knowingest J. Drawbridges || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**<br />
|-<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Colliding R. Reallying || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**<br />
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Hooray4dolphins || style="text-align:center;" | PhramC7acy<br />
|-<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Public D. Themackinest || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**<br />
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Lowpoint K. Festivals || style="text-align:center; padding:0 12px" | ****SPAAAM****<br />
|-<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Tanktop H. Gravity || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**<br />
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Pressured Q. Kibbles || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**<br />
|-<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Lamppost L. Smith || style="text-align:center;" | Hey Bro...<br />
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Lem Sportsinterviews || style="text-align:center;" | $$$PAM!!!<br />
|-<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Brash R. HiMom || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**<br />
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"<br />
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Freshfruit P. Cacophony || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**<br />
|}<br />
*Since New Paper came down in a separate room from Strong Bad in the two previous emails, [[pizza joint]] and [[slumber party]], this email would mark the first time Strong Bad does not take the opportunity to insult it.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*During the computer scene when Strong Bad mentions the fantasy PhotoShop gradient comic, clicking outside the Lappy's screen results in the same ripple effect.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
* Two of The Cheat's emails are from known characters: [[Lem Sportsinterviews]] and "Hooray4dolphins" (which Strong Bad claims to be [[Marzipan]]'s [[Contacts|screen name]] in the email [[marzipan]]).<br />
* The Stinkoman Sunday Fun Talk comic (as seen in the Easter egg) is syndicated by [[Harmless Junk]].<br />
* Strong Bad showed that he thought ''EGM2'' is still around in [[what I want]].<br />
* Mornideo and Dudeical are [[portmanteaus]].<br />
* The Strong Bad character in the GamerJox comic has a green tongue, as Stinkoman occasionally does, and Strong Bad did in [[Super NES]].<br />
*The [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] for the Stinkoman comic creator reads "FIND THE LOADBEARER...", a reference to [[slumber party]].<br />
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] are both playable [[games]] on Homestarrunner.com, and first appeared in [[video games]].<br />
*"[[Dennis]]" chasing "[[Ye Flask]]" refers to the "Get ye flask" [[Running gags|running gag]] in the [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]] series.<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*The email preview refers to ''[[Wikipedia:EGM2|EGM2]]'', a United States-based video game magazine that was published by Sendai Publishing (later bought by Ziff-Davis) from July 1994 to July 1998. It was then renamed ''Expert Gamer'' in August 1998 & continued with that name until October 2001, when it was renamed ''GameNow''. ''GameNow'' continued publication until January 2004.<br />
*The college roommate webcomic is a reference to the many webcomics that discuss video games and related culture, such as ''[[Wikipedia:Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]''.<br />
*The unlicensed pixels webcomic refers to comics such as ''[[Wikipedia:8-bit Theater|8-bit Theater]]''.<br />
*The Cheat's web comic, based on spam mailers' names, is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Spamusement!|Spamusement!]]''<br />
*The Secret Collect Saturday morning cartoon is a reference to various cartoons produced in the 1980s that were based on early video games, such as ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man]]''. Because most early games had no inherent plot or established universe, many of these cartoons introduced new characters and plot lines to keep the material interesting to viewers.<br />
*"Web in Front" is a song by North Carolina-based indie rock band [[Wikipedia:Archers of Loaf|Archers of Loaf]].<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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*[[HR:stinko_comic.html|Stinkoman 20X6 comics maker Easter egg]]<br />
*[[HR:stinko_comic.swf|view the Flash file for the Stinkoman 20X6 comics maker Easter egg]]<br />
{{Strong Bad Email}}</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/PeanutsPeanuts2007-11-18T03:59:53Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Toons */ rewriting it a little, but perhaps still a bit awkward</p>
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<div>[[Image:bestdecemberween.PNG|thumb|Homestar as Charlie Brown and Strong Sad as Linus]]<br />
Various aspects of the famous '''''[[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]]''''' comic strips and television specials have been referenced and parodied by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons. In particular, ''[[Wikipedia: A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' is often referenced, especially at [[Decemberween]].<br />
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==Sightings==<br />
===[[Toons]]===<br />
*[[A Holiday Greeting]]<br />
**The page title "Sponsored By [[Wikipedia:Dolly Madison|Dolly Madison]]!" refers to the snack cake company that sponsored the ''Peanuts'' holiday specials.<br />
**The spinning "SPECIAL" logo is the same one used by CBS at the beginning of the holiday specials.<br />
**The screen at the end reading "Copyright 1965 [[Free Country, USA]] is a reference to the year in which ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' debuted.<br />
**[[Strong Bad]] says "Lights please" in a scene almost identical to when Linus was in the auditorium in ''[[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''.<br />
***The stage looks identical to that used in a Charlie Brown Christmas.<br />
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]<br />
**[[Homestar Runner]]'s hat is similar to the one worn by [[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown|Charlie Brown]] in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.<br />
**[[Homestar Runner's House]] resembles the ones in which the ''Peanuts'' kids live. It later appears in [[rampage]].<br />
**Homestar and [[Strong Sad]] talking at [[The Brick Wall]] is a reference to the brick wall where [[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown|Charlie Brown]] and [[Wikipedia:Linus van Pelt|Linus]] would frequently have conversations. Strong Sad's holds his head in his hand in the same manner Charlie Brown and Linus often did while leaning against the wall.<br />
**One of Marzipan's signs reading that Decemberween is too commercial, also similarly referenced in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'', in which Charlie Brown thinks Snoopy has gone commercial when he sees him decorating his dog house to enter a "lights and display" contest.<br />
**The main characters singing a song at the end of the toon is a reference to the end of ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.<br />
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]<br />
**[[Marzipan]]'s stall of fruit reading "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables <!--[sic]--> Is In" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lucy Van Pelt|Lucy]]'s psychiatric help booth.<br />
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]<br />
**[[The Poopsmith]] holds up a sign saying "Give us something good instead". The [[font]] used for the sign is called Peanuts, a font made to look like [[Wikipedia:Charles Schulz|Charles Schulz's]] lettering used in ''Peanuts'' comics.<br />
**The viewer has the option to give Strong Mad and The Cheat rocks, which Charlie Brown received from every house he visited in ''[[Wikipedia:It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]].''<br />
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]<br />
**Homestar pronouncing "pounds" as "libs" is similar to a comic where Lucy informs Charlie Brown she just learned that there are 16 ozzes in a lib.<br />
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]<br />
**At one point during the Caleb Rentpayer Marathon, the music sounds very similar to the music in ''[[Wikipedia:It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''.<br />
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]<br />
**Strong Bad has a witch mask identical to the one worn by Lucy in ''[[Wikipedia:It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''.<br />
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]<br />
**When Strong Sad and Strong Bad write letters, the positioning is similar to scenes where the ''Peanuts'' characters are shown writing letters.<br />
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===[[Strong Bad Email]]s===<br />
*[[do over]]<br />
**[[Coach Zed]] looks similar to the dog [[Wikipedia:Spike (Peanuts)|Spike]] from the ''Peanuts'' comic strips.<br />
*[[old comics]]<br />
**[[The Poopsmith|Mushy Chamberpot]] from the comic strip ''[[Castlefunnies]]'' speaks in commas, just like the bird [[Wikipedia:Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]] did in ''Peanuts'' comics.<br />
*[[kids' book]]<br />
**In the DVD commentary, [[Matt Chapman]] says that Beth from the book looks similar to [[Wikipedia:Marcie|Marcie]].<br />
*[[comic]]<br />
**The album on the far right is ''[[Wikipedia:A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Vince Guaraldi|The Vince Guaraldi Trio]].<br />
*[[disconnected]]<br />
**Strong Bad's head has a sign that says "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN", similar to the "THE DOCTOR IS IN" sign that [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy]] has, specifically her "THE DOCTOR IS REAL IN" sign from ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.<br />
*[[the paper]]<br />
**Once again, Strong Sad is seen wearing Charlie Brown's shirt.<br />
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===Other===<br />
*[[Hairstyle Runner]]<br />
**The description for one of the hairstyles is "marcy from peanuts w/soul patch".<br />
*[[Peasant's Quest]]<br />
**If you type "look tree" at the bale of hay, it says, ''[[Wikipedia:It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown|It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown]]'', a 1976 ''Peanuts'' TV special.<br />
*[[Main Page 16]]<br />
**Rolling the mouse over [[Downloads]] will add decorations to [[The Stick]], a reference to ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''. During the special, a tiny twig of a tree is decorated, similar to The Stick.<br />
*[[The Secrets That I Keep]]<br />
**There is a picture of Strong Sad wearing Charlie Brown's shirt.<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[[Tooty-two]] is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Sally Brown|Sally Brown]] thinking that "Two times two is tooty-two."<br />
*[[A. Chimendez]] is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Bill Melendez|B. Melendez]], the maker of the ''Peanuts'' television specials.<br />
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<div>[[Image:Wretchedsimmons.png|thumb|"Get it out of here, Wretched Simmons!"]]<br />
Most [[characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] have been assigned a variety of '''nicknames''' by other characters, usually by [[Strong Bad]]. Strong Bad also gives nicknames to [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender|those who send him emails]].<br />
<br />
==Main Characters==<br />
===[[Homestar Runner]]===<br />
'''Big Toons'''<br />
*Fox's father (Homestar, [[Date Nite]])<br />
*My Dog (Bubs, [[A Folky Tale]])<br />
*McDorkle (Strong Bad, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])<br />
*Humphel (Coach Z, [[A Jorb Well Done]])<br />
*Homestar von Runnerberger (Strong Bad, [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]])<br />
*Mr. Prancy-time (Strong Bad, [[The King of Town DVD]]) <br />
<br />
'''Shorts'''<br />
*Supreme Overlord (Strong Bad, [[Ever and More!]])<br />
*Brotherstar Runnerbrother (Bubs, [[Ever and More!]])<br />
*The Deckeman (Homestar, [[No Hands On Deck!]])<br />
*Desire Man (Strong Sad, [[Sbemail 150?!?]])<br />
*Dumbstar (Strong Bad, [[The Interview]]) <br />
<br />
'''Holiday Toons'''<br />
*The Human Grate-On-My-Nerves (Strong Bad, [[Jibblies 2]])<br />
*Shorty (Bubs, [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])<br />
*The old captain of the team (Homestar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])<br />
*A real state trooper (Homsar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])<br />
*Homestarchu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
*Homestar Riggidy Riggidy Runner ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
'''Puppet Stuff'''<br />
*Homeslice ([[Puppet Jam]]) <br />
<br />
'''Strong Bad Emails'''<br />
*Officer Cheese-for-butt (Strong Bad, [[road trip]])<br />
*Homestar Bunmaker (Homestar, [[disconnected]])<br />
*Old 'Strammy (Coach Z, [[disconnected]])<br />
*Wretched Simmons (Strong Bad, [[lady fan]])<br />
*Mr. Dee Williams (Bubs, [[secret identity]])<br />
*Kevin (Announcer, [[geddup noise]]) <br />
*Hal (Marzipan, [[time capsule]] DVD commentary) <br />
*Meatball Face Butt (Strong Bad/Dangeresque, [[dangeresque 3]]) <br />
*Baldy (Strong Bad, [[haircut]]) <br />
*Duckie-man (The Prince of Town, [[flashback]]) <br />
*Duckshirt (Strong Bad, [[flashback]]) <br />
*Prancibald (Strong Bad, [[flashback]]) <br />
*Whitey (Doreauxgard, [[lackey]]) <br />
*Kevin DuBrow (Homestar, [[the bet]])<br />
*edgardo (Strong Bad, [[Strumstar Hammer]] Easter egg in [[kids' book]]) <br />
*Dumpface (Strong Bad, [[island]]) <br />
<br />
'''Marzipan's Answering Machine'''<br />
*[[Wikipedia: Ghostface Killah|Goatface Killa]] (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]])<br />
*Boyfriend Dan (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]]) <br />
*The H-star, the H-star-R (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]]) <br />
*Sugar-face (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]]) <br />
*Strong Bad (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]]) <br />
*Batman (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]]) <br />
*Dead Guy Perez, alternately known as the DGP (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]])<br />
<br />
'''Other'''<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Lionel Richie|Lionel Richie]] (Strong Bad, [[Homestar_Runner#Character_Video_Transcript| Homestar's character page]])<br />
<br />
===[[Strong Bad]]===<br />
'''Big Toons'''<br />
*Strong Strong (Homestar, [[Date Nite]])<br />
*Strong Caleb (Strong Bad imitating Tucksworth, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])<br />
*Grandma (Strong Bad, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])<br />
*Prisoner Number 5408 (Strong Sad, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])<br />
*Professor Tor Coolguy (Strong Sad and Strong Bad, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])<br />
<br />
'''Shorts'''<br />
*Brother Strong Bad (Homestar, [[Ever and More!]])<br />
*Salaried employee (Coach Z, [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]])<br />
*Cool Guy (Homestar, [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]])<br />
*Stong Bah (Homestar, [[Arcade Game]])<br />
<br />
'''Powered By The Cheat'''<br />
*B-hand (Powered by the Cheat Homestar, [[mile]])<br />
<br />
'''Holiday Toons'''<br />
*Strong-o Bad-o (Homestar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])<br />
*Miss America (Senor Cardgage, [[Senorial Day]])<br />
*Strong Badchu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
'''Puppet Stuff'''<br />
*My Homie (Puppet Homestar, [[Biz Cas Fri 3]])<br />
*Rondo (Puppet Homestar, [[Biz Cas Fri 2]])<br />
*Rondleman (Puppet Homestar, [[Biz Cas Fri 1]])<br />
*My D-O-G-E, My Dog (Puppet Homestar, [[Biz Cas Fri 1]])<br />
<br />
'''Strong Bad Emails'''<br />
*Sam (Homestar, [[business trip]])<br />
*Young whipper-snapper (The King of Town, [[slumber party]])<br />
*B (Coach Z, [[hygiene]])<br />
*Monster man (Homsar, [[mini-golf]])<br />
*Strong Bo (Coach Z, [[Accent]])<br />
*Spring Board (Coach Z, [[Accent]])<br />
*Grendolyn (Senor Cardgage, [[rough copy]])<br />
*Bontilda (Senor Cardgage, [[the movies]])<br />
*Strong Bro (Homestar, [[4 branches]])<br />
*Stro Bro (Homestar, [[4 branches]])<br />
*S-bro (Homestar, [[4 branches]])<br />
*awesome (emailer Ter, [[coloring]])<br />
*Backseat Bradley (Homestar, [[road trip]])<br />
*Fatty bad (That guy, from that place, [[road trip]])<br />
*Super Bad (emailer Jonathan Shaheen, [[theme song]])<br />
*Myrtlebeth (Senor Cardgage, [[alternate universe]])<br />
*Big Nose (Stinkoman, [[alternate universe]])<br />
*Eggman (Homestar, [[disconnected]])<br />
*Strong Body (Bubs, [[disconnected]])<br />
*Head Bad (Coach Z, [[disconnected]])<br />
*Senor Muybueno (Strong Bad, [[pop-up]])<br />
*Tip Tappers: Expensive Briefcase Carrier (Strong Bad, [[secret identity]])<br />
*Vance (Daddy) Mudgeman (Strong Bad, [[secret identity]])<br />
*Cara Carabowditbowdit (Strong Bad, [[secret identity]])<br />
*Strongio da Baddio (Strong Bad, [[portrait]])<br />
*Strongest of the Bads (emailers Lorenzo and Fillbert, [[lady...ing]])<br />
*Strong Bad The Good Dancer (Strong Bad, [[bottom 10]])<br />
*Weak Bad (the sender of the email in [[bottom 10]])<br />
*Sed Bed (Strong Bad, [[do over]])<br />
*Ong-stray ad-bay (emailer Peter, [[rampage]])<br />
*Chester Elegante (Strong Bad, [[dreamail]])<br />
*Senator (Strong Sad, [[radio]])<br />
*S to the B (emailer Justin Corcoran, [[extra plug]])<br />
*Silne Zle (Strong Bad, [[other days]])<br />
*Elizagerth (Senor Cardgage, [[flashback]])<br />
*No-shirt (Strong Bad, [[flashback]])<br />
*Weirdo (Strong Sad, [[different town]])<br />
*Stupid (Homestar, [[army]])<br />
*Ethel (Senor Cardgage, [[kind of cool]])<br />
*Mr. Supreme (Strong Bad, [[Strumstar Hammer]] Easter egg in [[kids' book]])<br />
*Double A, All Abs (Strong Bad, [[suntan]])<br />
*Reggie (Homsar, [[interview]])<br />
*[[Stinkoman]] (Homestar, [[island]])<br />
*Buckethand (Homestar, [[new hands]])<br />
*Stark Dålig (Strong Bad, [[little questions]])<br />
*Stong Band (Strong Bad as Monkey D, [[vacation]])<br />
*Stong Bad (Emailer matt, [[50 emails]])<br />
*[[Strong Badman]] (Strong Bad, [[superhero name]])<br />
*Mr SuTo (Strong Bad, [[i rule#Commentary Transcript|i rule (commentary)]])<br />
<br />
'''Teen Girl Squad'''<br />
*Sir Hotbod Handsomeface (The Ugly One, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]])<br />
<br />
'''Marzipan's Answering Machine'''<br />
*Lorenz Magazine Man (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]])<br />
*[[Aliases Used in Prank Calls#Goatface|Goatface]] (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]])<br />
*Senator Bobblehead (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]])<br />
*Senator Statesbob (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]])<br />
*Bob Statesman (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]])<br />
*Cableman Jorge (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]])<br />
*Sweepstakes Ron (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]])<br />
*Safety Dan (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]])<br />
*Dr. Professional (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]])<br />
*Constable Anybody (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]])<br />
*Detective Everybody (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0]])<br />
*Mr. Nobody (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]])<br />
<br />
''' Other'''<br />
*The Bee (Strong Bad, [[Sensitive To Bees]])<br />
*No-brow (Strong Sad, [[Strong Sad's Lament]])<br />
<br />
===[[The Cheat]]===<br />
'''General'''<br />
*The Chort (Coach Z, [[Where's The Cheat?]], [[rampage]], [[impression]], [[mascot]], [[crazy cartoon]], [[mile]] (Powered by The Cheat Coach Z))<br />
*DJ Teh Cheat (his DJ name, referenced in [[geddup noise]] and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]])<br />
<br />
'''Big Toons'''<br />
*Mr. Smarty-Spots (Strong Bad, [[Date Nite]])<br />
*T.C. (Marzipan, [[Date Nite]])<br />
<br />
'''Shorts'''<br />
*Strong Mad's Girlfriend (Strong Bad, [[Summer Short Shorts]])<br />
<br />
'''Puppet Stuff'''<br />
*Yellow Man (Homestar, [[Labor Dabor]] and [[Some Puppet Stuff]])<br />
<br />
'''Holiday Toons'''<br />
*Monchicheat (Strong Bad, [[Happy Hallow-day]])<br />
*Philly Cheat-steak (Strong Bad, [[Halloween Fairstival]])<br />
*Cheatachu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
'''Strong Bad Emails'''<br />
*Chocolate cake (Homsar, [[strong badathlon]])<br />
*The Cheat Baxter-Birney ("starring", [[theme song]])<br />
*The Cheato Bandito (Strong Bad, [[pop-up]])<br />
*Squeak (Strong Bad, [[narrator]])<br />
*The Cheatbot (Strong Bad, [[technology]])<br />
*Mr. Tesmacher (Bubs' Motor Lodge Registry, [[secret identity]]) <br />
*Captain Past-His-Prime (Strong Bad, [[animal]])<br />
*the ol' Cheatasaurus (Strong Bad, [[other days]])<br />
*The Cheatentina (Strong Bad, [[crying]])<br />
*Ilko Skevüld (fake ID, [[cheatday]])<br />
*Teh C. (The Cheat, [[cheatday]])<br />
*Cheet (Strong Mad, [[lunch special]])<br />
*little yellow squeaky thing (Strong Bad, [[lackey]])<br />
*[[Firebert]] (The Cheat, [[army]])<br />
*That one little guy (Strong Bad, [[army]])<br />
*yellow dog (Homestar, [[army]])<br />
*The Friggin' Cheat (The Cheat, [[local news]])<br />
*Squeaky (Motivational poster, [[no loafing]])<br />
*Slowbie (Strong Bad, [[2 years]])<br />
*Cheat-in-a-Bag (Strong Bad, [[impression]])<br />
*Clever Dan (Strong Bad, [[sibbie]])<br />
*dacheese (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])<br />
*Batman (Homestar, [[caper]])<br />
<br />
'''Other'''<br />
*Mr. Cheat[[Names ending in -erson|erson]] (Strong Bad, [[Strong Badia National Anthem]] on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]])<br />
*That yellow brick (Strong Bad commentating on the intro to [[strongbad email.exe Disc One]])<br />
<br />
===[[Strong Mad]]===<br />
'''General'''<br />
*Big Guy ([[Where's The Cheat?]], [[A Decemberween Pageant]])<br />
*Graw Mad (Strong Bad, [[the facts]], [[garage sale]], [[keep cool]])<br />
<br />
'''Big Toons'''<br />
*Our Bass Player (Marzipan, [[Weclome Back]])<br />
<br />
'''Holiday Toons'''<br />
*Tough Skins (Strong Bad, [[Superbowl Dealie]])<br />
*Strong Madchu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
*Strong Madden ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
'''Strong Bad Emails'''<br />
*Bo-hwee-moth (Strong Bad, [[looking old]])<br />
*Chef Boyardee (Strong Bad, [[portrait]])<br />
*Biggest Bro (Strong Bad, [[the facts]])<br />
*[[Killingyouguy]] (End credits, [[dangeresque 3]])<br />
*Stlong Mad (Strong Mad, [[lunch special]])<br />
*no-neck (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])<br />
*Brain-for-brains (Strong Bad, [[invisibility]])<br />
*House Mouth (Strong Bad, [[retirement]])<br />
<br />
'''Other'''<br />
*Low-brow (Strong Sad, [[Strong Sad's Lament]])<br />
<br />
===[[Strong Sad]]===<br />
'''Big Toons'''<br />
*The Elephant Man (Coach Z, [[A Folky Tale]])<br />
*Dairy Queen (Strong Bad, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])<br />
<br />
'''Shorts'''<br />
*Rondell (Strong Sad, [[Experimental Film]])<br />
<br />
'''Holiday Toons'''<br />
*Half Man (Homestar Runner, [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])<br />
*Strong Sadchu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
'''Strong Bad Emails'''<br />
*Thelonious Dump (Strong Bad, ([[pizza joint]]))<br />
*Diaper stripe (Lil' Strong Bad, ([[the paper]])<br />
*Prancibald (trading card, [[trading cards]])<br />
*Trundle bed (Strong Bad, [[keep cool]])<br />
*The Elephant-Footed Ghost Man (Strong Bad, [[myths & legends]])<br />
*Biggest Waste of Dump (Strong Bad, [[record book]])<br />
*Double-Bottom (Strong Bad, [[record book]])<br />
*S² (Neils Bohr, [[boring (really)]])<br />
*Helvetica (Senor Cardgage, [[garage sale]])<br />
*The Lurker (Strong Bad, [[garage sale]])<br />
*DJ Dumpy Dump (Strong Bad, [[rampage]])<br />
*M.C. for Master of Ceremonies (Coach Z, [[rampage]])<br />
*My Dear Fatson (Strong Bad, [[best thing]])<br />
*Harry Elephant&eacute; (Strong Bad, [[origins]])<br />
*[[The Deathly Pallor]] (Strong Sad, [[radio]], Coach Z, [[impression]])<br />
*Ol' Greystoke (Strong Bad, [[radio]])<br />
*El Dumpo (Strong Bad, [[dangeresque 3]])<br />
*Doughboy (Homestar, [[dangeresque 3]])<br />
*[[Tendafoot]] (Strong Bad, [[crying]])<br />
*Gron Sad (Strong Bad, [[car]])<br />
*wiggity-wiener (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])<br />
*Dumpus (Strong Bad, [[autobiography]])<br />
*That rhinoceros (Homsar, [[interview]])<br />
*Interrupter Jones (Strong Bad, [[morning routine]])<br />
*Stupid (Strong Bad, [[depressio]], [[retirement]])<br />
<br />
'''Other'''<br />
*The Floating Head of Dooooom (Strong Sad, [[Main Page 23]])<br />
*The fat Fisher-Price guy (Strong Bad commentating on the intro to [[strongbad email.exe Disc One]])<br />
<br />
===[[Pom Pom]]===<br />
''' Big Toons '''<br />
*Roundy Man (Homestar, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])<br />
<br />
''' Holiday Toons '''<br />
*My main man, My dog, My ace in the hole (Homestar, [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])<br />
*Pom Pomchu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
''' Strong Bad Email '''<br />
*The Big Cheese (Homestar, [[from work]])<br />
*My dog Pom Pom (Homestar, [[myths & legends]])<br />
*Hindenburg (Strong Bad, [[pom pom]])<br />
*Led Zeppelin (Strong Bad, [[pom pom]])<br />
*Ronnie (Strong Bad, [[Strumstar Hammer]])<br />
<br />
===[[Marzipan]]===<br />
''' General '''<br />
*Marzy (Coach Z, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]]; Strong Bad, [[Halloween Fairstival]])<br />
<br />
''' Big Toons '''<br />
*Old Maid Marzipan (Bubs, [[DNA Evidence]])<br />
*Fox's mother (Homestar Runner, [[Date Nite]])<br />
*Ms. Smarty-Pants (Homestar Runner, [[Date Nite]])<br />
*The Marzipan (Homestar Runner, [[Date Nite]])<br />
*Marzi-person (Bubs, [[Weclome Back]])<br />
<br />
''' Holiday Toons '''<br />
*Mom-zipan (Homestar, [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])<br />
*Marzi-man (Homestar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])<br />
*Marzychu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
*A Laugh Riot [[Grrl]] ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
''' Marzipan's Answering Machine '''<br />
*Brown (The Homestar Runner, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]])<br />
*Marz-pan (Grape Nuts Robot, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]])<br />
*Marzipanio (Marzipan, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]])<br />
*Mrs. Pan (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]]) <br />
*Ugly-Pan (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 3.0]])<br />
<br />
'''Other'''<br />
*[[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship|Homestar's Girlfriend]] ([[Yearbook Character Page]])<br />
*a dirty hippie...without the dirt (Strong Bad, [[Yearbook Character Page]])<br />
<br />
===[[Coach Z]]===<br />
'''Shorts'''<br />
*Hourly Wage (Strong Bad, [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]])<br />
<br />
'''Strong Bad Emails'''<br />
*Ebert (Strong Bad, [[the movies]])<br />
*Ol' Butt Patterson (trading card, [[trading cards]])<br />
*Green Bubs (Strong Bad, [[road trip]])<br />
*Deborah (Homestar Runner, [[senior prom]])<br />
*Cadet Z (Space Captainface, [[space program]])<br />
*Coach Zed (Strong Bad, [[do over]])<br />
*The Coach Z (Strong Bad, [[flashback]])<br />
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B]] (Strong Bad, [[current status]])<br />
<br />
'''Holiday Toons'''<br />
*Coach Zchu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
'''Marzipan's Answering Machine'''<br />
*The Lyrical Wondermind (Coach Z, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]])<br />
<br />
'''Other'''<br />
*Coach Zee (the apparent original spelling, [[Where My Hat Is At?]])<br />
<br />
===[[Bubs]]===<br />
'''Big Toons'''<br />
*Bubs-keep (Strong Bad, [[DNA Evidence]])<br />
*Tubbs (Homsar, [[Where's The Cheat?]])<br />
*Stranger (Marzipan, [[Welcome Back]])<br />
'''Shorts'''<br />
*Bubsy (Homestar, [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]])<br />
<br />
'''Holiday Toons'''<br />
*Old Mr. Bubs (Homestar, [[Fall Float Parade]])<br />
*Blue face man (Homestar, [[Fall Float Parade]])<br />
*Great American Bubs (Homestar, [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])<br />
*Bubba-daddy (Homestar Runner, [[Senorial Day]])<br />
*Bubsy (Coach Z, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])<br />
*Cornbread (Bubs as [[Dr. Christmas]], [[A Decemberween Pageant]])<br />
*Bubsachu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
'''Strong Bad Emails'''<br />
*Orange Coach Z (Coach Z, [[road trip]])<br />
*Old Man Bubs (Strong Bad, [[isp]])<br />
*Bubs-O (Coach Z, [[geddup noise]])<br />
*The Haggler (Strong Bad, [[garage sale]])<br />
*Mr. Bubs (Strong Bad, [[part-time job]])<br />
*Sbu (Strong Bad, [[lunch special]])<br />
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]] (Strong Bad, [[current status]])<br />
<br />
'''Other'''<br />
*Bubsy (Homestar, [[Broken Compy Menu]])<br />
<br />
===[[The King of Town]]===<br />
''' Big Toons '''<br />
*Santa (Homestar Runner, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])<br />
*Kingy (Coach Z, [[Where's The Cheat?]])<br />
<br />
'''Short Toons'''<br />
*Brother of Town (Homestar, [[Ever and More!]])<br />
*Kingy-ding ([[The Little Chef Guy]], [[KOT's VOQPCS!]])<br />
''' Holiday Toons '''<br />
*Your Kentucky Fried-ness (Homestar, [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])<br />
*Oldie (Strong Bad, [[Halloween Fairstival]])<br />
*"Your Highness" (Strong Bad, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])<br />
*Kingy (Coach Z, [[A Decemberween Pageant]])<br />
*Mr. Of Town (Homestar, [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])<br />
*Kingachu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
''' Strong Bad Emails '''<br />
*Clogdor (Strong Bad, [[retirement]])<br />
*Old Bag (Strong Bad, [[boring (really)]])<br />
*Old King Droll (Strong Bad, [[secret recipes]])<br />
*Creepy Old Man (Strong Bad, [[the bet]])<br />
<br />
''' Other '''<br />
*Furious Fingers ([[Lappynapped!]])<br />
*Kingio ([[Super Kingio Brothers]])<br />
*The KoT ([[King of Town Main Page]])<br />
<br />
===[[The Poopsmith]]===<br />
''' Big Toons '''<br />
*doodieman (Strong Bad, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])<br />
<br />
''' Holiday Toons '''<br />
*Poop-Stick (Homestar, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])<br />
*Teddy Poopspin ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
*Poopachu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
<br />
''' Strong Bad Emails '''<br />
*Doodoo Man (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])<br />
*mr.smith (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])<br />
*the diapersmith ([[highschool]])<br />
<br />
===[[Homsar]]===<br />
''' Holiday Toons '''<br />
*Shortstop (Homestar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])<br />
*The ghost of Christmas past (Homsar, [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])<br />
*Homsar Salad Sandwich ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
*Homsarchu ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])<br />
*The Secret Guy (Homestar, [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])<br />
<br />
''' Strong Bad Emails '''<br />
*The Human Wedgie (Homsar, [[origins]])<br />
*Haddi-man (kids, [[for kids]])<br />
*Homestar (Homestar, [[looking old]])<br />
<br />
''' Other '''<br />
*Captain of the Gravy Train (Homsar, [[Homsar#Character_Video_Transcript|Homsar's Character Video]])<br />
*Parson Brown (Homsar, [[Strong Sad's Lament]])<br />
<br />
==Minor Characters==<br />
===[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]===<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[The Wheelchair]]</span>'''<br />
*That stupid wheelchair kid (Cheerleader, [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Eh! Steve!]]</span>'''<br />
*Steven (Cheerleader, [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]])<br />
*Eh. Steven. (Leomard Sportsinterviews, Email [[different town]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Ready For Primetime]]</span>'''<br />
<br />
*Eh, Greg (Strong Bad, Email [[haircut]])<br />
*SWEETIE CAKES (Strong Mad, Email [[haircut]])<br />
<br />
===[[Old Timey]]===<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]</span>'''<br />
*Sir Strong Bad (Telegram sender Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth, [[50 emails]])<br />
*Uncle Strong Bad (Old-Timey Strong Bad, [[2 emails]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Fat Dudley]]</span>'''<br />
*Fat Duds (The Homestar Runner, [[That A Ghost]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[The Sneak]]</span>'''<br />
*The Dapper Swindler ("Wanted" poster, [[Ballad of The Sneak]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Mr. Shmallow]]</span>'''<br />
*That monster (The Homestar Runner, [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]])<br />
<br />
===[[Cheat Commandos]]===<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Reynold]]</span>'''<br />
*Reynold-a (Fightgar, [[Shopping for Danger]])<br />
*Cheat Cuss-mando (Gunhaver, [[Commandos in the Classroom]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Ser-g-geant Marshie]]</span>'''<br />
*this flying cotton ball (Gunhaver, [[Cheat Commandos...O's]])<br />
<br />
===[[Teen Girl Squad]]===<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Teen Girl Squad]]</span>'''<br />
*fair maidens (DN'D Greg, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]])<br />
*earthlings (SciFi Greg, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]])<br />
*gals (Cheerleader, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]])<br />
*grlfrndz (The Ugly One, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]])<br />
*my Spanish galleons (Cheerleader, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]])<br />
*my art galleries (Cheerleader, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]])<br />
*Worldwide Starlets (Teen Girl Squad, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]])<br />
*Smartly Pretty (Teen Girl Squad, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]])<br />
*Kissy Boots (Teen Girl Squad, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]])<br />
*You little brats (Mrs. So-and-So-erson, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]])<br />
*my gallies (Cheerleader, [[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad Issue 6]])<br />
*the other girls (All girls except What's Her Face, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]])<br />
*T33n G1rl Squ4dx0rx!!11 (Page title; [[Teen Girl Squad|TGS Menu]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Cheerleader]]</span>'''<br />
*fattycakes (Intro description, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]])<br />
*rich [[grrl]] (Her shirt, [[Teen Girl Squad|TGS Menu]])<br />
*hott type! (Her shirt, [[Teen Girl Squad|TGS Menu]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[So and So]]</span>'''<br />
*Babysit (Tompkins, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]])<br />
*Mark (Cut-Out Shirt Folding Store Girl, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]])<br />
*The Over-Achiever Bandit (So and So, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]])<br />
*Kristen (Cheerleader, [[comic]] and [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]])<br />
*Kristin-a (What's Her Face, [[comic]] and [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[What's Her Face]]</span>'''<br />
*bunkmate (Raccoon Girl, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]])<br />
*W HERFACE (Mailbox, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]])<br />
*the one with baggy pants (Teen Girl Squad, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]])<br />
*The new leader (What's Her Face, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]])<br />
*The follower (What's Her Face, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[The Ugly One]]</span>'''<br />
*The Queen of Pay-Per-View (The Ugly One, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]])<br />
*Uggs (Cheerleader, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]])<br />
*The Hotgly One (The Brothers Chaps, [[Sketchbook#SK-2005-10-20|Sketchbook]])<br />
*The new leader (The Ugly One, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]])<br />
*The follower (The Ugly One, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]])<br />
*Young Man (Teacher; [[Teen Girl Squad|TGS Menu]])<br />
<br />
===[[20X6]]===<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Stinkoman]]</span>'''<br />
*MY DOGE (Vector Strong Bad, [[alternate universe]])<br />
*Sign Up Today Man ([[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]])<br />
*a demon on wheels (Stinkoman, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies]]</span>'''<br><br />
(All of these are from the [[Stinkomanual]].)<br />
*'''Pooru-Pooru''' - punk cucumber<br />
*'''Rose Blake''' - 'lectric burner<br />
*'''Clowder''' - crotchety old cloud<br />
*'''Astromund''' - astro style mund<br />
*'''Piedmont''' - comedian<br />
*'''Porchi''' - round-about<br />
*'''Stafulter''' - flying plug-duck<br />
*'''Postlethwaite''' - ol' P-thwaite<br />
*'''Ditmars''' - NOT a tree and a blanket<br />
*'''Ekersby''' - A jumble of good, good graphics<br />
*'''Prudench''' - skrimps<br />
*'''Dolmerlay''' - Dolmy<br />
*'''Semulade''' - shark-ships<br />
*'''Broodacre''' - jungle-ized bolcano, Broody<br />
<br />
===Miscellaneous===<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Bad Graphics Ghost]]</span>'''<br />
*Pixel Ghost (Strong Bad, [[strongbad_email.exe]] Disc Two menu)<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Marshie]]</span>'''<br />
*Margie the Marshmallow (Strong Bad, [[Fan Costumes '06]])<br />
*that freakin' marshmallow (Strong Bad, [[TMBG Concert - 3 May 2006]])<br />
*Marshy (Dan Miller, [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] track listing)<br />
*This Flying Cottonball (Gunhaver, [[Cheat Commandos...O's]])<br />
*that flying mushroom (Strong Bad, Email [[the show]])<br />
*that fweakin' marshmallow (Homestar, [[Meet Marshie]])<br />
*that fweakin' robot (Homestar, [[Meet Marshie]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[They Might Be Giants]]</span>'''<br />
*the old Supreme Giants Boys (Strong Bad, [[Experimental Film]])<br />
*Super Giant guys (Strong Bad, [[Experimental Film]])<br />
*The Super Giants (Homestar Runner, [[Experimental Film]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">John Flansburgh (of TMBG)</span>'''<br />
*Flans ([[Puppet Jam]])<br />
*that one right there with the glasses (Strong Bad, [[Experimental Film]])<br />
*the glasses guy/that glasses guy (Strong Sad, [[Experimental Film]]: DVD version)<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Carol]]</span>'''<br />
*Carl (The Cheat, [[Seasonal Sweaters]], Email [[marzipan]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Se&ntilde;or]]</span>'''<br />
*Se&ntilde;or Ha-Ha-Ha-Havin' A Little Trouble (The Announcer, [[Strongest Man in the World]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Mr. Bland]]</span>'''<br />
*The prince of plain (The Announcer, [[Strongest Man in the World]])<br />
*The master of mundane (The Announcer, [[Strongest Man in the World]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot]]</span>'''<br />
*The walking metal robot (The Announcer, [[Strongest Man in the World]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Senor Cardgage]]</span>'''<br />
* T. Mendous Savings (Senor Cardgage, [[Senorial Day]])<br />
* old denominator (Senor Cardgage, Email [[kind of cool]])<br />
* old wintergreen (Senor Cardgage, Email [[kind of cool]])<br />
* old Soderbergh (Senor Cardgage, Email [[kind of cool]])<br />
* Senator Cardgage Bubs (Homestar Runner, Email [[original]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Balding Man]]</span>'''<br />
* Husband of the Year (Narrator, [[Senorial Day]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Li'l Brudder]]</span>'''<br />
* The king of the dregs (Singers, [[The Li'l Brudder Show]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Visor Robot]]</span>'''<br />
* Valerie (Senor Cardgage, [[Senor Mortgage]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Saddy Dumpington]]</span>'''<br />
* Ol' Dumps (Strong Sad, [[A Folky Tale]])<br />
* Weird Snake Joe (Saddy Dumpington, [[A Folky Tale]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Atari Dragon]]</span>'''<br />
*freakin' duck (Strong Bad, [[Main Page 13]], [[highschool]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Trogdor]]</span>'''<br />
*Troggie (Strong Bad, [[Happy Trogday]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Rather Dashing]]</span>'''<br />
*Rather Homely (The Blue Knight, [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Tandy 400]]</span>'''<br />
*crappiest computer (Strong Bad, [[retirement]])<br />
*that old buncha beige (Strong Bad, [[pop-up]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Compy 386]]</span>'''<br />
*crappier computer (Strong Bad, [[retirement]])<br />
*three-eighty-sucks (Tandy 400, [[invisibility]])<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:11pt;">[[Lappy 486]]</span>'''<br />
*lappy-pie (email [[retirement]])<br />
*little lady (email [[retirement]])<br />
<br />
[[Category:Lists]]<br />
[[Category:Name running gags]]</div>Homestar Coderhttp://hrwiki.org/wiki/keep_coolkeep cool2007-11-17T22:37:11Z<p>Homestar Coder: /* Goofs */ typo</p>
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<div>{{sbenav|154}}<br />
[[Image:Keep cool.PNG|thumb|"Cool Time, Pool Time!"]]<br />
<br />
Strong Bad explains how he keeps cool in the summer.<br />
<br />
'''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}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Swimming Pool]]<br />
<br />
{{Comp|Lappy 486}}<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, July 31, 2006<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 3:33<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486<br />
<br />
{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I'll take you back to a time when e-mail was king! ''{brings up the email}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="lappy email"><br />
<div>subject: Oh man,,,</div><br />
How hot is it right now in Strongbadia? We're boiling over<br/><br />
here. What do you do to keep cool?<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Tom B<br/><br />
Sunnyvale, CA<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{After "Strongbadia", a record scratches, the screen dims and another Strong Bad appears.}''<br />
<br />
'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' Note to viewers:<br />
<br />
''{Screen cuts to Strong Badia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "sb" is shown.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strong Badia.<br />
<br />
''{Screen cuts to Bubs' Concession Stand, with a similar cutout for Bubs labeled "bubs".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not this...<br />
<br />
''{Screen cuts to Strong Bad's basement, with a cutout of Strong Mad labeled "graw mad".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...this...<br />
<br />
''{Screen cuts to The Stick, with a cutout of Homestar labeled "ds".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...or this.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Just this.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the still-dimmed Lappy.}''<br />
<br />
'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' We clear? Now gimme five.<br />
<br />
''{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."}''<br />
<br />
'''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.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Sad, sleeping on a brick wall. A book labeled "Mr. Chekhov" is next to him.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We carefully place a spoonful...<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad rise from behind Strong Sad, and Strong Bad places a spoon of sauce on Strong Sad's head.}<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's disturbing soft-serve flip. ''{pause}'' And then we just... ask him.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad hits Strong Sad, who wakes up.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Trundle bed, how hot it is right now?<br />
<br />
'''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's thirty point oh five inches mercury... I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce...<br />
<br />
''{Strong Sad grabs the spoon from off his head and opens his mouth to eat the sauce. But before he does, we cut to the edge of the wall, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You hear that?! The high nineties!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad pulls out a paper titled "[[#Trivia|Monkey D's Summer Tips]]". The screen cuts to a closeup of the paper.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what that means!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad. Music starts. Strong Bad jumps up in the air, whilst Strong Mad raises his hands up.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD:''' COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' In the pool that we've always had... ''{Strong Mad looks surprised}'' that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Marzipan's couch. Marzipan is sitting on it. Homestar Runner pops up in the foreground.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool time!<br />
<br />
'''MARZIPAN:''' Pool time!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Coach Z is leaning on the counter.}''<br />
<br />
'''COACH Z:''' Cool time?<br />
<br />
'''BUBS:''' Pool time!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the Field, where Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are standing.}''<br />
<br />
'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''<br />
<br />
''{The Poopsmith gives him the thumbs-up.}''<br />
<br />
''{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 water wings on his arms. The Cheat skims across the surface of the water quickly twice. Cut to a closeup on Strong Bad.}''<br />
<br />
'''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 explain the pool rules.<br />
<br />
''{A paper reading "POOL RULES" appears. Strong Bad reads along.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to our 'ool. (Notice there is no "Take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way. <!-- sic; there is no closing parenthesis. --><br />
<br />
''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a Nebulon flotation device and testing the water with his foot.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.<br />
<br />
''{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. The pictures are: A horse head holding a knife in its mouth, a house with a blast behind it and its walls and roof falling in, and a person's butt with a hand on it.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting. <br />
<br />
'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Aw, nuts!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' And no running, no diving, no swimming.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''<br />
<br />
'''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.<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad looks at Marzipan, whose ponytail has a green tinge and the very tip of it is on fire. The burn is slowly making its way up her ponytail, burning it off during the whole scene.}''<br />
<br />
'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, what did you put in this pool water?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno... chemicals, whatever was under the sink.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a pile of chemical containers and a bottle of Awesome Sauce.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta put chemicals in the pool, right? That's what they say. ''{Pause}'' And that is ''all'' that they say.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Marzipan}''<br />
<br />
'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{suddenly smiling}'' Well, whatever it is, it's doing wonders for my hair. I can feel it tingling.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to stormy clouds, faint flashes of lightning, and the sound of thunder. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in sing-song voice}'' Lightning. ''{in a normal voice}'' You guys know the drill.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Bubs, Strong Mad, and The Cheat leaving the pool}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG MAD and THE CHEAT:''' ''{groans and The Cheat noises}''<br />
<br />
'''BUBS''': Man!<br />
<br />
''{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.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z and THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sighs and groans}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad talking with Bubs at the lifeguard chair}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and Kreskin"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?<br />
<br />
'''BUBS:''' ''{points toward the diving board}'' Uh-oh! Looks like we should be playin' "Keep Strong Mad off the freakin' high dive for Pete's sake, man!"<br />
<br />
''{Strong Mad jumps off of a high-dive}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG MAD:''' MANNONBALL!<br />
<!-- There is no "Ca" sound in Strong Mad's yell. Give it a listen. -Jesselangham --><br />
<br />
''{Strong Mad takes the shape of a cannonball and makes a tiny splash in the water. There is a short pause. Suddenly, all of the water is splashed out of the pool. Shadows of The Cheat, Coach Z, the lifeguard tower, Strong Bad, and Homestar are seen through the wave. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad crashes in through the ceiling. Water splashes down on him. He looks up}''<br />
<br />
'''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 pencil holders... ''{Homestar can be heard screaming in the background}'' stencil folders...<br />
<br />
''{Homestar lands on top of Strong Bad}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ah... I... breaky... spiney...<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
==Easter Eggs==<br />
* Click on CA when Strong Bad says "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" to see a menu:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
Cactus Area<br><br />
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth"<br><br />
''{picture of a circle around two [[Wikipedia:saguaro|saguaros]] and the word "Sombrero".}''<br><br />
(Yes, we know what salsa is now!)</blockquote><br />
<br />
* Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Sad continuing his weather forecast:<br />
<br />
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Wind sou'-sou'west at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. ''{The King of Town slowly comes up behind him}'' Baseball games at two, eleven, and three. ''{The King of Town puts a cherry on Strong Sad's head and pulls out a can of "Lard Wipt"}''<br />
<br />
==Fun Facts==<br />
<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*A [[Wikipedia:Trundle bed|Trundle bed]] is a low bed on wheels that can be rolled under another bed for storage.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Ear candling|Ear candling]], also known as ear coning, is a folk remedy purporting to use the heat from a specialized candle to remove wax and debris from the ear.<br />
*[[Minor Foods#Hoisin Sauce|Hoisin Sauce]] is a type of Chinese dipping sauce made from soybeans, garlic, and spices.<br />
*"Rough-horsing" is a play on the words roughhousing and horseplay, which signify rowdy playing or play fighting.<br />
*Marzipan's hair turning green is a reference to the reactions to [[Wikipedia: chlorine|chlorine]] on blond hair.<br />
*Strong Bad's advice that "after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical," and so on, is a reference to the urban legend that one must [[snopes:oldwives/hourwait.asp|wait an hour after eating]] before swimming so as to prevent cramps. <br />
*When Strong Bad is pointing out places that are Strong Badia and places which are not, the scenes with the cut-out figures are modeled after pages from children's sticker books in which the goal is to place the proper sticker in the right blank area on the page.<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*Strong Bad's paper reads:<br />
<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/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Slide n' Slide time<br/>85°-90°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time<br/>80°-85°=Nose time, Hose time<br/><br />
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*In the pile of chemical bottles, there is a bottle of Bleach juice, which claims to contain &minus;4% fruit juice (a possible parody of many modern "fruit drinks," which are composed mainly of water and artificial ingredients).<br />
*Mannonball is a [[portmanteau]].<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*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]] to date.<br />
*Strong Bad clearly explains the extent of Strong Badia, and then immediately leaves it (going to The Brick Wall near Homestar's house) to get the meteorological information.<br />
*An air temperature of 97° [[Wikipedia:Fahrenheit|Fahrenheit]] (36° [[Wikipedia:Celsius|Celsius]]) with a relative humidity of 25% puts the dew point at approximately 55° F (13° C), low enough to make the heat index approximately 95° F (35° C), which is not unbearably uncomfortable. A south-southwest wind of 10 mph (16 km/h) also helps keep the air from becoming too oppressive.<br />
*This marks the first time viewers have seen the King of Town's exposed shoulder area, further reinforcing the fact that he doesn't have [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms]].<br />
*The Pool Rules state there is no diving, despite the fact that there is a diving board. However, there's also a rule forbidding swimming even though it's a swimming pool.<br />
*When Strong Bad jumps out from behind the wall, his legs are an older version.<br />
*When Homestar lands on Strong Bad, neither the new [[No Loafing sign]] or the old one is anywhere to be seen.<br />
*Strong Bad mentions that, after eating, you must have an ear candling before reentering the pool. None of the main characters have visible ears.<br />
*While Homestar and the King of Town wear swimsuits to the pool, Coach Z, Bubs, Strong Mad, and Marzipan appear as they normally do, wearing their usual outfits as if they were swimsuits (although Coach Z adds a barrel).<br />
* Strong Bad's farmer tan (tanned except in an area where a tank top would be) is curious considering that Strong Bad has only on very rare occasions been seen with a shirt.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*The Pool Rules sign doesn't have a closing parenthesis.<br />
**Since the asterisk (*) and opening parenthesis are closer together on a keyboard, the opening parenthesis may have been typed by mistake.<br />
*Clicking on the Lappy's screen after Strong Bad starts typing after he falls from the ceiling does not cause the usual ripple.<br />
*When Strong Bad places the Hoisin Sauce on Strong Sad's head, the reflection of the sun is facing in the opposite direction of the sun.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
[[Image:Keepcool stoppatchnhole.png|thumb|"I should really just stop patching that hole."]]<br />
*The disk in the [[floppy disk container]] is the same one found in [[disconnected]].<br />
*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. <br />
*Strong Bad's calling Strong Sad "[[Wikipedia:Dairy Queen|Dairy Queen]]" (a restaurant famous for its soft-serve ice cream products) in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] is related to his describing Strong Sad's head as having a "soft-serve flip" in this toon.<br />
*Strong Bad's reference to the pool's existence refers to the pool scenes from [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and the [[Theme Song Video]]. Since the Theme Song Video, the pool has not been seen until this email.<br />
**Also, in the commentary for [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary|In Search of the Yello Dello]], Strong Sad mentions that everyone in school suddenly started being nice to him because he had a pool. This backs up Strong Bad's assertion that they've always had the pool.<br />
*The Poopsmith uses a [[Nebulon]] floating tube; when Strong Bad tells him that he can't get in the pool, the Nebulon [[sound effect]] is played.<br />
*The nickname "Graw Mad" is a reference to [[the facts]].<br />
*Strong Bad's tan lines were first seen in [[lures & jigs]].<br />
*The patch of sunscreen on Strong Bad's face is a reference to a running gag that he [[Lack of Visible Arms#Strong Bad.27s Nose|has no nose]]. <br />
*In the pile of chemical containers, there is some "[[Roach Killa!]]" from [[bedtime story]] and some "Awesome Sauce" which was mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").<br />
[[Image:bottles.png|thumb|For Her?]]<br />
*Homestar's swimsuit is the same as the one he wears in [[Theme Song Video]], only updated to fit the current animation style.<br />
*[[Monkey D]] contributes his "summer tips".<br />
*Strong Bad's remark explaining that he "should really stop patching that hole" refers to [[pom pom]], when he fell through the roof in a similar fashion.<br />
*Back2School was first mentioned in [[modeling]].<br />
*[[Hoisin Sauce]] was previously mentioned in the Homsar Easter egg in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*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]]. [[Wikipedia:Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] itself had just suffered a two-week period of unusually hot weather, responsible for 83 heat-related deaths in California.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]] is a Russian writer. [[Wikipedia:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]], a character on [[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]], was often referred to as "Mr. Chekov." It is not clear from context whether the intended reference is to one or both of these people.<br />
*The second item on "Monkey D's Summer Tips" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Slip 'N Slide|Slip 'N Slide]] water toy.<br />
*Strong Bad's "Welcome to our 'ool" sign is a parody of a popular [http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecampbell/209540717/ "Pool Rules" sign] that states "Welcome to our ool. Notice there's no 'P' in it. Let's keep it this way."<br />
*Strong Bad's command to "press UP, A, and START before re-entering the pool" is a reference to the manner in which various [[Wikipedia:Cheat code|cheat codes]] are entered on video game consoles, such as the [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]].<br />
*Marzipan's comment "I can feel it tingling" is a reference to commercials for medicated anti-dandruff shampoos, particularly [[Wikipedia:Selsun Blue|Selsun Blue]], that use tingling as an indication that the product is working.<br />
*Einstein and Kreskin refer to [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]] (world-famous physicist) and [[Wikipedia:Amazing Kreskin|The Amazing Kreskin]] (sort-of-famous mentalist).<br />
*The manner in which Strong Sad reports the weather is very similar to the style of [[Wikipedia:NOAA Weather Radio|NOAA Weather Radio]], which uses synthesized voices to read weather information.<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
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<div>[[Image:Strong Bad's Age.png|thumb|250px|Strong Bad's age, protected by a sect of closely guarded [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor|monks]] high atop the Coches Mountains.]]<br />
Although the '''ages of the characters''' are left intentionally ambiguous, there are some, albeit contradictory, indications.<br />
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== [[Bubs]] ==<br />
*email [[narrator]] &mdash; Strong Bad refers to Bubs (and Coach Z) as "old men".<br />
*[[Fall Float Parade]] (Easter egg) &mdash; Homestar Runner calls Bubs "Old Mr. Bubs".<br />
*email [[isp]] &mdash; Strong Bad calls Bubs "Old Man Bubs".<br />
*email [[slumber party]] &mdash; Bubs is among the "older kids" (himself, Coach Z, and the King of Town).<br />
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== [[Coach Z]] ==<br />
*email [[stand-up]] &mdash; In the [[Lil' Strong Bad]] video, Coach Z is portrayed as an adult, indicating that he is substantially older than Strong Bad.<br />
*email [[narrator]] &mdash; Strong Bad refers to Coach Z (and Bubs) as "old men".<br />
*email [[caffeine]] &mdash; Coach Z refers to himself as "an old man".<br />
*email [[what I want]] and [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] &mdash; Coach Z's afro[['d]] visage is featured on an ornament from 1974.<br />
*email [[senior prom]] &mdash; Coach Z is apparently old enough to be the 'chaperon' of the senior prom.<br />
*email [[slumber party]] &mdash; Coach Z is among the "older kids" (himself, Bubs, and the King of Town).<br />
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==[[Homestar Runner]]==<br />
*email [[trading cards]] &mdash; Homestar recalls getting 22 butt pats from Coach Z in 1984, meaning he was alive at that time.<br />
*email [[highschool]] &mdash; Homestar (albeit in Strong Bad's "doodle memory") was older than all of the other characters, who appeared as babies.<br />
*email [[senior prom]] &mdash; Homestar is apparently young enough to be a participant in what is supposedly a high school prom.<br />
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==[[Marzipan]]==<br />
*email [[stand-up]] &mdash; In the Lil' Strong Bad video, Coach Z mentions "Little Marzipan", implying that Marzipan and Strong Bad are around the same age. <br />
*email [[senior prom]] &mdash; Marzipan is apparently young enough to be a participant in what is supposedly a high school prom.<br />
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==[[Strong Bad]]==<br />
*Strong Bad is older than Strong Sad ([[depressio]]; [[different town]]; [[lady...ing]]) but younger than Strong Mad ([[the facts]]), therefore making him the middle child of [[The Brothers Strong]].<br />
*[[The Secrets That I Keep]] &mdash; Strong Bad and Strong Sad were kids at the same time, so they are probably close in age.<br />
*email [[stand-up]] &mdash; Lil' Strong Bad is shown to be younger than Coach Z.<br />
*Since Strong Bad often refers to doing things in [[1987]], such as checking what Japanese cartoons are called ([[TrogdorCon '97]]), and meeting Van Mundegaarde ([[2 years]]), he was presumably born before this.<br />
*email [[looking old]] &mdash; Strong Bad attempts to stay relevant to a younger audience. When he says he is going to "relate to some 18-24 year olds", he goes to Strong Sad. Since they were kids at the same time, Strong Bad would presumably be around this age. However, Strong Bad also implies that people in this age range are "at least 10 years younger".<br />
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==[[Strong Mad]]==<br />
*Strong Mad is oldest of [[The Brothers Strong]].<br />
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==[[Strong Sad]]==<br />
*Strong Sad is the youngest of The Brothers Strong.<br />
*email [[boring (really)]] &mdash; Strong Sad was not yet born in 1916.<br />
*email [[looking old]] &mdash; Strong Bad visits with Strong Sad after vowing to "relate to some 18&ndash;24 year olds".<br />
*email [[senior prom]] &mdash; Strong Sad is apparently young enough to be a participant in what is supposedly a high school prom.<br />
*emails [[radio]] and [[concert]] &mdash; Some of Strong Sad's musical preferences seem to place him in the "college-age" demographic.<br />
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==[[The King of Town]]==<br />
*email [[space program]] &mdash; The King of Town claims to be "in [his] sixties".<br />
*email [[slumber party]] &mdash; The King of Town is among the "older kids" (himself, Bubs, and Coach Z).<br />
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== [[Teen Girl Squad]]==<br />
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5|Issue 5]], Cheerleader claims that they are in college, while So And So claims that they are in 8th grade. It is implied that Cheerleader is lying.<br />
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3|Issue 3]], Strong Bad states that the Teen Girl Squad are between the ages of 13 and 19.<br />
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9|Issue 9]], [[What's Her Face]] claims to have had her driver's license for over a year. Given that American teenagers get their license around age 16, this would put What's Her Face around the age of 17.<br />
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==[[Trogdor]] and [[Stinkoman]]==<br />
*As seen in [[Happy Trogday]], Trogdor's birthday is the day that [[dragon]] debuted (January 13, 2003), making him {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTMONTH}}>=1 and {{CURRENTDAY}}>=13|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-2003}}|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-2003-1}}}} years old. Likewise, Stinkoman's birthday is the day that [[japanese cartoon]] debuted (January 6, 2003), possibly making him {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTMONTH}}>=1 and {{CURRENTDAY}}>=6|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-2003}}|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-2003-1}}}} years old.<br />
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