Editing Talk:Pistols for Pandas

== Lighter mention ==

Does the lighter that Crack Stuntman uses to burn the $1 bill count as an inside reference to the lighters that Strong Bad and The Cheat frequently use?

:That's what I assumed. I'm surprised it's not mentioned!
::Well, the fact that it's a flip-top zippo, and the fact that the bill goes up instantly in an incinerating flash are certainly reminiscent... -[[Special:Contributions/170.223.0.54|170.223.0.54]] 21:08, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

== Capitalization of title ==

I moved this page to [[Pistols for Pandas]] because that's how it's listed on the Toons menu. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:40, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

== Finnaly.... ==
We find out what happened to Crack after [[The Next Epi-Snowed|the incedent]] and learn more about Pistols For Pandas. [[User: MICGAGUH]]

:That's [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum talk], buddy. [[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 18:24, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

== South park reference ==

When the stick figure of crack is eating the cereal, the way his mouth/head moves reminds me of the canadians from south park. Not sure it's strong enough of a connection for a reference or not, but thought i'd bring it up. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:21, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
:It was on the page before, but it got removed.-[[Special:Contributions/170.223.0.54|170.223.0.54]] 22:01, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

== Swearing? ==
Does the context in which Crack uses "screwed" near the beginning strike anyone else as borderline not-family-friendly?  If so, is this notable?  -[[User:Ingiald|Ingiald]]21:34, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
:He got screwed out of a job... how is that context not family-friendly? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:58, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
::Okay, maybe "context" wasn't the right word, but usually when "screw" is used as a verb that way it has sexual connotations.  I dunno, it's just not something I would use in mixed company and struck me as a little odd.  -[[User:Ingiald|Ingiald]] 22:16, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
:::You are incorrect there. It's often used as a term simply implying "cheated" or "taken advantage of". {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:35, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
::::I get that that's what it meant, but in that sense it's being used metaphorically much in like as a certain four-letter word it's serving as a euphemism for that can be used in the same way and...you know what?  I give up.  At this point you either know what I'm trying to say or you don't, I don't think anything else I say is going to change things.  -[[User:Ingiald|Ingiald]] 00:06, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::You are correct.  Not that long ago, using "screwed" in a context other than the mechanical sense was considered vulgar.  It has a sexual connotation at its roots, and it did in fact mean to be "taken advantage of," in the same sense that "taken advantage of" means that someone has taken sexual liberties without consent.  It has become more acceptable of late.[[Special:Contributions/146.122.71.68|146.122.71.68]] 17:34, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::Actually, it's usage in this cartoon, "to beset with unfortunate circumstances", dates back to the 1600's, nearly one hundred years before any record of it's usage with any sexual connotation. Etymologists believe this use of this word derives from thumbscrews, torture devices that were used in that time period. [[Special:Contributions/64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 18:33, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::::This isn't the first time the word "screw" has been used on homestarrunner.com. The first time was [[sb email 22]]. In the context of that sbemail, it is considered to be a swear (Strong Bad says to the British "Screw all y'all."). Here, though, it's used in a less vulgar context, similar to [[Shopping for Danger]] (Gunhaver talks about weapons which can "screw with the weather"). Since the former is included on [[Swears]] but the latter is not, it would seem that Crack Stuntman isn't really swearing here, especially considering 64.198.255.1's contribution. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:49, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::::In any case, as in many slang uses of the word screw, it's in a place where the f-bomb would also work.  It's used in a sense that has historically been mildly vulgar and not family-friendly, but that is generally acceptable in many media.  The thumbscrew reference is from a mostly archaic usage which referred to the use of coercion.  This is a case where the modern meaning has drifted back toward a similar archaic meaning, while having no direct derivation therefrom. {{unsigned|146.122.71.68|19:08, 28 April 2009 (UTC)}}

== Cause I'm don't get the reference ==

Other than the concept of employment and the unusual use of 'I'm', I don't see how this is clearly a reference to Temporari-o's. Can we get a consensus on this? {{User:Flashfight/sig}} 00:06, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:"I'm" incorrectly used and the word "paid" make it clear enough in my mind to be a reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:09, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:: Wiselike. It stays. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:32, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

== Disapearing Truck ==
Would the truck, going into a small building, be an example of [[hammerspace]]?
:I don't think so, since it's an illustration. Not part of the "real world". {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:27, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

== Not-Profit? ==
Okay, does it not sound like Crack says Pistols for Pandas is a "not-profit" organization, as opposed to non-profit?
[[User:Thelongestpants|Thelongestpants]]
:Nope. "non-profit" is an actual word and the second N sound is clearly audible. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:04, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:Well, yeah, I'm not an idiot.  I know non-profit is a real word, but I hear "not-profit" every time.  Oh well.  [[User:Thelongestpants|Thelongestpants]]

== Just thought I'd point out... ==

...Gunhaver is called the Cheat Commander, PROVINg he actually is the leader. I guess. -Anonny
:Nope. It's just a reference to Crack Stuntman messing up Gunhaver's name. In the Easter egg, it's also a reference to that. We should make a running gag for that. {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 10:13, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

== Box top cash? ==

Did anyone notice that for the school to get a computer, Crack would have to eat 3990 boxes of cereal.

Here's my figuring:
An average Dell laptop (Like the one shown in the toon) is about 399 dollars. A Box Top is worth 10 cents.

Therefore 399 divided by .10 is 3990.

That would cost 19,950 of your dollars.

Does this warrant mention on the page?
--[[User:Mooman72v2|Mooman72v2]] 01:50, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
:Under Trivia, I would think. {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 19:35, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

::Feel free to edit as needed and add. --[[Special:Contributions/76.120.99.247|76.120.99.247]] 13:21, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

:::There was a very similar Fun Fact in the article at one point, which was removed for "explaining the joke", and it does, but I think showing the numbers has some merit anyway.  I say that because even though the implication is plain, very few people will actually bother to do the math to see just how ridiculous the joke is, and I think it's the sort of trivia that would make the Fun Facts more fun :)  The whole derivation shouldn't be put in the article (or if it is, it should be <code><nowiki><!-- hidden --></nowiki></code>), just a summary, e.g.:<br>''Each pistol requires about 4000 boxes of cereal, or $20,000 of donations, meaning only about 2% of money donated is received by the beneficiary.''<br>Note: this does not take into account the percentage of donations that are incinerated for being too small.  I was guessing about $500 for a pistol.  I don't really know how much one costs and a quick search shows the price range is ''very'' broad (which is also true for laptops).&mdash;[[Special:Contributions/98.222.134.36|98.222.134.36]] 13:45, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

== Rose Colored Glasses ==

Do Crack Stuntman's Rose Colored Glasses deserve an explanation? --[[Special:Contributions/63.139.174.185|63.139.174.185]] 02:40, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

== just 'cause ==

The final line seems to be a reference to the old fortune cookie game. The one that says: "You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause." In both cases, the word cause and the shortened version of because ('cause) are used repetitively. Anyone else think this should be noted in the article?