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[[File:Jack 'Em T-shirts.png|thumb|"'Em Up!"]]
The words '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>em up''' are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name [[Dan]] is frequently used in these structures.
The words '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>em up''' are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name [[Dan]] is frequently used in these structures.
== Appearances ==
== Appearances ==
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*[[TROGDOR!]] &mdash; One of the interludes contains the phrase "fry 'em up [[Dan]]", which is a direct quote from [[Wikipedia:Shel Silverstein|Shel Silverstein]]'s poem "Ladies First".
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*[[TROGDOR!]] &mdash; One of the interludes contains the phrase "fry 'em up Dan", which is a direct quote from [[Wikipedia:Shel Silverstein|Shel Silverstein]]'s poem "Ladies First".
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*[[Stinkomanual]] &mdash; In Level 2, Terrell's description tells the player to "Blast em up Dan!"
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*[[Duck Guardian One]] &mdash; The hint for wave 17 instructs the player to shoot an egg with the Hatch Ray to "HATCH 'em up".
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] &mdash; Terrell's description in the [[Stinkomanual]] tells the player to "Blast em up Dan!".
*Email [[pop-up]] &mdash; As [[Strong Bad]] pulls the tab that makes him [[Kicking The Cheat|kick]] [[The Cheat]], he says "Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, y'all."
*Email [[pop-up]] &mdash; As [[Strong Bad]] pulls the tab that makes him [[Kicking The Cheat|kick]] [[The Cheat]], he says "Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, y'all."
*[[Kid Speedy]] &mdash; The [[Videlectrix]] catalog describes the game as a "hilarious arcade-style race 'em up". This is probably derived from the phrase "shoot 'em up", a genre of video game.
*[[Kid Speedy]] &mdash; The [[Videlectrix]] catalog describes the game as a "hilarious arcade-style race 'em up". This is probably derived from the phrase "shoot 'em up", a genre of video game.
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*[[Lappynapped!]] &mdash; Strong Bad calls the [[Lappy 486|Lappy]] his "full-on favorite fold-em-up computer".
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*[[Lappynapped!]] &mdash; Strong Bad calls the [[Lappy 486]] his "full-on favorite fold-'em-up computer".
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*[[Fan Costumes '06]] &mdash; The page title is "The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups".
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*[[Fan Costumes '06]] &mdash; The [[page title]] is "The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups".
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*Email [[pizza joint]] &mdash; [[The King of Town]] carries "Lite 'em up Dan" lighter fluid.
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*Email [[pizza joint]] &mdash; [[The King of Town]] carries "[[Lite Em Up Dan]]" lighter fluid.
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**The lighter fluid appears again in [[your edge]].
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**The lighter fluid appears again in [[your edge]], [[videography]], and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].
*The phrase "Wind 'em up Dan!" was used to introduce the [[Store T-Shirts|Wind-Up Homestar T-shirt]].
*The phrase "Wind 'em up Dan!" was used to introduce the [[Store T-Shirts|Wind-Up Homestar T-shirt]].
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] &mdash; [[Homestar Runner]]'s wrestling persona is "The Jack 'Em Up Kid".
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] &mdash; [[Homestar Runner]]'s wrestling persona is "The Jack 'Em Up Kid".
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**The Jack 'Em Up Kid is referenced in [[Homestar Ruiner]], and was featured in the [[Sketchbook]] on [[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-11-29|November 29, 2007]] and November of the [[2011 Calendar]].
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] &mdash; Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure".
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] &mdash; Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure".
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-em-ups".
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** The phrase "point-and-click-'em-up adventure" describing SBCG4AP also appears in the [[Telltale Games]] press release, the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]], a [[Main Page pop-up]], and the [[Videlectrix:videlectrix_catalog.html|Videlectrix website]], and was on the [[Yahoo Store|Store]]'s front page on [[Store Front Page News 2009#August 27, 2009|August 27, 2009]].
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*[[8-Bit is Enough]] &mdash; Homestar refers to TROGDOR!! as a "walk 'em up" videogame.
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-'em-ups".
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*[[8-Bit is Enough]] &mdash; Homestar refers to TROGDOR! as a "walk 'em up" videogame.
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*[[Posh Toilet Paper]] &mdash; Strong Bad uses "close-'em-up" to refer to a line that closes an open shape.
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*[[Cartoon Characters]] &mdash; Strong Bad uses a "cross <!--sic-->em up" to draw the bottom of [[Character 2]]'s shirt.
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*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] &mdash; The page is titled "Dress em'<!--sic--> up Dan!"
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*[[Stack 'Em to the Heavens!]] &mdash; [[Marshie]] states that in the titular game, players take turns making "radical stack-'em-ups".
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*[[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] &mdash; Kickstarter Update #30 has a photo of sleeved playing cards captioned "Sleeve-em-up Dan!"
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==See Also==
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*[[X it out]]
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[[Category:Variable word running gags]]

Revision as of 04:15, 6 September 2019

"'Em Up!"

The words 'em up are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name Dan is frequently used in these structures.

Appearances

See Also

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