Talk:The Poopsmith

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What is his real name? Because "The Poopsmith" would be just a nick name since he shovels poop everywhere. And so far that i know, his real name has not yet been revealed.

The Poopsmith is his real name. No ifs, ands, or buts. -BazookaJoe 21:29, 6 Jul 2005 (UTC)
I changed the article to read that it's unclear whether "The Poopsmith" is his name. If it were an actual name, it would be used with an Integral Article, like The Cheat. To my knowledge, there is only one instance of that, the King of Town Email, and I don't even consider it 100% solid. There are lots of instances where he was called "a Poopsmith", etc. If you feel strongly that it is his name, let's hear some arguments. And I'll head off any claims of the "The" being capitalized because it's both inconsistent and meaningless. (See Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen.) --TheNicestGuy 14:57, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Actually, ever since secret identity, The Poopsmith has been referred to with the Integral Article. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) — 15:51, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
There are other instances before this, also: in the show and 3 Times Halloween Funjob, Homestar addresses him to his face as "The Poopsmith". But it's never been as consistent as The Cheat, by any means, since he was also addressed as "Poopsmith" in this era. So I think the best we can say is that the Integral Article has for long been used with him but without any real consistency. Heimstern Läufer 16:03, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
You've got a point; I didn't notice those instances before. However, I think it can be argued that both of them are not actually vocative case, but simply... explanatory or interjectory. Notice that in Funjob, Homestar later says simply "Poopsmith" when it is definitely vocative. --TheNicestGuy 18:09, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Remember, too, there are degrees of articular integrity. Poopy has never been referred to as "a The Poopsmith", ala a The Cheat, but that's acute articular integrity. A more midgrade articular integrity is at play here, with the article recurring but not appearing out of typical placement, and it's nonexistant at times where a The Cheat would have expected it. Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 16:50, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

I love your phraseology. --TheNicestGuy 18:09, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Stickly Man

It's been confirmed that Stickly Man is in no way related to the Poopsmith. (See Stickly Man discussion page.) So why does it keep getting undone when I remove that bit from this page? -GG Crono

We have no way of knowing if that is true or not, it's not even signed. I do not think we can believe that statement. small_logo.pngUsername-talk 19:13, 20 Jul 2005 (UTC)
I agree. This could be some guy who doesn't like all the talk about it and is just making up crap!20X6 GEM

recent toon

whats the poopsmith's most recent cartoon, because he hasn't be seen in the recent toons?

Nikolce Kocovski 07:21, 2 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Nevermind. Nikolce Kocovski 09:17, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

legs

What is with the poopsmiths legs? did the brother chaps made him quickly or intentionally?

Nikolce Kocovski 09:41, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

i don't understand. please elaborate. Seriously (Talk) 15:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)


The Poopsmith's Jorb

I think I may have found out what The Poopsmith's job actually is or, at the very least, found a job that is amazingly similar to what he does.

During the Middle Ages, there were workers whos job it was to shovel crap out of latrine pits and out of the streets (people threw their crap out the window in those days, a hazard for innocent bystanders!). These workers were called gong farmers.

Now let's see... The Poopsmith shovels crap and he works in a castle. Am I the only guy who sees a connection here?

Now it could be a coincidence, considering that The Poopsmith was originally introduced as a joke; "They questioned the blacksmith. They questioned the Poopsmith..." but I think that whatever the case, it's worth mentioning. -User: Private Martin of the Homestarmy

I get what you mean, Private Martin of the Homestarmy. The Poopsmith works in The KOT's castle shoveling You-know-what and it's a castle. But it was kind of random.No offense.--Gir007 00:27, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

No voice

I think i know why The Poopsmith doesn't talk. Matt didn't want to do him, 'cause he can't come up with a voice. Is this good enough? RocketMasterZ 00:27, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

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