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:::::::Agreed. Chateaubriand is a real stretch. [[User:JudahNielsen|JudahNielsen]] 22:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | :::::::Agreed. Chateaubriand is a real stretch. [[User:JudahNielsen|JudahNielsen]] 22:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
::::::::''My'' first thought was that the wine was a tad [[Glossary#P|pretendous]]. [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ::::::::''My'' first thought was that the wine was a tad [[Glossary#P|pretendous]]. [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Name that Tune == | == Name that Tune == | ||
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:I looked it up and it matches pretty well. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | :I looked it up and it matches pretty well. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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It's not Paper Mario, I have that game, or Night Court (I looked it up on YouTube). [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | It's not Paper Mario, I have that game, or Night Court (I looked it up on YouTube). [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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Another thing it's kinda similar to but not really: the breakdancing rodent in [[isp]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 22:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | Another thing it's kinda similar to but not really: the breakdancing rodent in [[isp]]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 22:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Distorted speaker == | == Distorted speaker == | ||
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I hear "the lake head". In all seriousness, I think TBC actually said "sever your leg" because they don't want people thinking that it's anything else.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 09:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | I hear "the lake head". In all seriousness, I think TBC actually said "sever your leg" because they don't want people thinking that it's anything else.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 09:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Jeeves == | == Jeeves == | ||
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::What in blazes is a "common servant name"? Household staff use their own names; they aren't given names by their employers. Wodehouse's Jeeves is the prototype upon which all later Jeeves were based. As Spiderbaby said, Wodehouse was (and still is) very popular. Do you also say that referring to a humbug cheapskate as a Scrooge is TTATOT? --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 21:48, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | ::What in blazes is a "common servant name"? Household staff use their own names; they aren't given names by their employers. Wodehouse's Jeeves is the prototype upon which all later Jeeves were based. As Spiderbaby said, Wodehouse was (and still is) very popular. Do you also say that referring to a humbug cheapskate as a Scrooge is TTATOT? --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 21:48, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
:::Wodehouse invented Jeeves, therefore, any reference to Jeeves is a reference to Wodehouse, or at the very least a reference to the trend begun by Wodehouse--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 22:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | :::Wodehouse invented Jeeves, therefore, any reference to Jeeves is a reference to Wodehouse, or at the very least a reference to the trend begun by Wodehouse--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 22:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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- | + | '''This fact is currently being voted on in [[STUFF:Drive-Thru|STUFF]]. Please discuss over there, not here. Thanks''' | |
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==Whale speaker== | ==Whale speaker== | ||
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I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | I think the trend of having the order speaker/mic live inside of a mascot started with Jack-in-the-box, which used to have the speaker/mic inside a clown's mouth. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== That was...odd. == | == That was...odd. == | ||
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*Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | *Is the echo becoming a running gag? That is, an echo where there wouldn't normally be one? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
**Only other instance I could find by searching the wiki for "echo" was in [[4 branches]]. But it is a running gag in [[wikipedia:Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | **Only other instance I could find by searching the wiki for "echo" was in [[4 branches]]. But it is a running gag in [[wikipedia:Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 19:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
- | ***It's an echo. Couldn't possibly be a running gag unless the website was called "Echo-Star Echoes.com". An echo where there's no thing for the sound waves to be is a common animation technique used in many shows. No running gag. | + | ***It's an echo. Couldn't possibly be a running gag unless the website was called "Echo-Star Echoes.com". An echo where there's no thing for the sound waves to be is a common animation technique used in many shows. No running gag. ~Strong Devon(not signed in) |
== Pro-awesome == | == Pro-awesome == | ||
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::::::But "pro-awesome" makes more sense, if you ask me. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | ::::::But "pro-awesome" makes more sense, if you ask me. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
:::::::Since when has H*R made sense? Wouldn't "Strong Sad/Mad, there's ketchup on the computer!" Make more sense than "[[funny|Aunt Ruthie! Aunt Ruthie! There's ketchup on the computer!]]", seeing as there's no one named Aunt Ruthie? *cough* anyway, put your ear up to the speaker, and it's "Bro". I thought it meant something like showing how SB and Teh C are bros, or something. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:39, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | :::::::Since when has H*R made sense? Wouldn't "Strong Sad/Mad, there's ketchup on the computer!" Make more sense than "[[funny|Aunt Ruthie! Aunt Ruthie! There's ketchup on the computer!]]", seeing as there's no one named Aunt Ruthie? *cough* anyway, put your ear up to the speaker, and it's "Bro". I thought it meant something like showing how SB and Teh C are bros, or something. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:39, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== a blue one? == | == a blue one? == | ||
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:Obviously none of you have ever worn blue boxer shorts underneath your trousers, or you would know this is clearly not a reference. | :Obviously none of you have ever worn blue boxer shorts underneath your trousers, or you would know this is clearly not a reference. | ||
::How are those two statements connected? I'm confused. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:53, 23 March 2007 (UTC) | ::How are those two statements connected? I'm confused. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:53, 23 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Rocket Sound == | == Rocket Sound == | ||
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I think it was Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, the episode "Guess WHAT'S Coming to Dinner?" Chaos! | I think it was Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, the episode "Guess WHAT'S Coming to Dinner?" Chaos! | ||
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== Fun with Facts == | == Fun with Facts == | ||
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:: Yeah, what the crap was that about? *mumble*... {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 00:49, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | :: Yeah, what the crap was that about? *mumble*... {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 00:49, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
:::It seems to me just a way to get rid of the whale and not have to show it in the field in any future toons.--[[User:Sir Vimes|Samwise]] 23:04, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | :::It seems to me just a way to get rid of the whale and not have to show it in the field in any future toons.--[[User:Sir Vimes|Samwise]] 23:04, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Reference? == | == Reference? == | ||
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:Looks like the same box to me. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 23:47, 19 March 2007 (UTC)) | :Looks like the same box to me. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 23:47, 19 March 2007 (UTC)) | ||
::The shading is different in a few spots, it doesn't have "JAIL" or "A BOX" or the bars, but is clearly based on that box. If you view the .swf file in something like media player classic, or directly in the browser, and resize the window so you can see further below on the box.. and flip it horizontally.. it does share features. Overall shape, and most shading. --[[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 02:52, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ::The shading is different in a few spots, it doesn't have "JAIL" or "A BOX" or the bars, but is clearly based on that box. If you view the .swf file in something like media player classic, or directly in the browser, and resize the window so you can see further below on the box.. and flip it horizontally.. it does share features. Overall shape, and most shading. --[[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 02:52, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Trivia? == | == Trivia? == | ||
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:No, I think that part could be left out. The kilometers could be left in, as there are some Wiki Users from "across the pond."--{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 02:56, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | :No, I think that part could be left out. The kilometers could be left in, as there are some Wiki Users from "across the pond."--{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 02:56, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
:And just north of you. <.< --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} | :And just north of you. <.< --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} | ||
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== Extra Sauce? == | == Extra Sauce? == | ||
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: For reference, I ''would'' like to note that the calculation is more than possible, as there are is no "lost time" between the rocket's launch and landing (ie. no cuts where time would have elapsed.) And I think it's worth noting on the main page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | : For reference, I ''would'' like to note that the calculation is more than possible, as there are is no "lost time" between the rocket's launch and landing (ie. no cuts where time would have elapsed.) And I think it's worth noting on the main page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
I note that this calculation doesn't take the [[Wikipedia:Theory of Relativity|Theory of Relativity]] into account. If it did, the rocket would return a long time before it left. — [[User:Meneth|Meneth]] 14:23, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | I note that this calculation doesn't take the [[Wikipedia:Theory of Relativity|Theory of Relativity]] into account. If it did, the rocket would return a long time before it left. — [[User:Meneth|Meneth]] 14:23, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Going too far? == | == Going too far? == | ||
Ok, is this just strange? [http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2003-01-2586 Europa and Lobster connection, not the arctic connection.] | Ok, is this just strange? [http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2003-01-2586 Europa and Lobster connection, not the arctic connection.] | ||
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== Metaverse Ponderances == | == Metaverse Ponderances == | ||
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::Well, TBC haven't always been entirely truthful with their references. [[personal favorites]] (sbemail #69) comes to mind. none of those emails ever existed. --[[User:Sir Vimes|SHH]] 23:00, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ::Well, TBC haven't always been entirely truthful with their references. [[personal favorites]] (sbemail #69) comes to mind. none of those emails ever existed. --[[User:Sir Vimes|SHH]] 23:00, 20 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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:::That was Strong Bad personally "[[History_according_to_Strong_Bad|dwelling]]" on past experiences. This is a prediction done by a non-Strong Bad sourse that seems to be sober, or at least moreso than Strong Bad is or says he is by all his references to [[Cold_One|cold ones]]. {{User:Supuhstar/sig}} | :::That was Strong Bad personally "[[History_according_to_Strong_Bad|dwelling]]" on past experiences. This is a prediction done by a non-Strong Bad sourse that seems to be sober, or at least moreso than Strong Bad is or says he is by all his references to [[Cold_One|cold ones]]. {{User:Supuhstar/sig}} | ||
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::::I definitely see some bubbling while he's pumping. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 13:20, 21 March 2007 (UTC)) | ::::I definitely see some bubbling while he's pumping. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 13:20, 21 March 2007 (UTC)) | ||
:::::Even so (I must still be missing them), no water shoots out of the rocket when it "lifts off". [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 15:14, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | :::::Even so (I must still be missing them), no water shoots out of the rocket when it "lifts off". [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 15:14, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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:::::I've gotta side with Nsayer here; I definately don't see any bubbles. {{User:Supuhstar/sig}} | :::::I've gotta side with Nsayer here; I definately don't see any bubbles. {{User:Supuhstar/sig}} | ||
:::::Definitely bubbles. Watch again when he pumps, change the html to swf for a better view [[User:CrankyPants|CrankyPants]] | :::::Definitely bubbles. Watch again when he pumps, change the html to swf for a better view [[User:CrankyPants|CrankyPants]] | ||
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== Steve Drive Around... == | == Steve Drive Around... == | ||
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:Sorry, no. I can't hear "car" even when I'm listening specifically for it. After multiple listenings, filtered and unfiltered I still hear a "St" sound at the beginning of the first word (so it's not "please") and the second word still sounds like "drive". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | :Sorry, no. I can't hear "car" even when I'm listening specifically for it. After multiple listenings, filtered and unfiltered I still hear a "St" sound at the beginning of the first word (so it's not "please") and the second word still sounds like "drive". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
::I hear "'''Steve, drive around to the seventh window'''", with little ambiguity. Yes, it doesn't make sense to include "Steve", but a lot of the other things that crazy whale says don't make sense either. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:33, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ::I hear "'''Steve, drive around to the seventh window'''", with little ambiguity. Yes, it doesn't make sense to include "Steve", but a lot of the other things that crazy whale says don't make sense either. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:33, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Congratulations, trainer! Your "The Cheat" evolved! == | == Congratulations, trainer! Your "The Cheat" evolved! == | ||
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:I was the one that deleted it, and this is the reason: the speed of sound is exactly 769.5 miles per hour. An echo can bounce off of an object over 5 miles away given the proper conditions. Even during the two or three pan-outs of the field, there was simply no way to be certain that there was nothing for the echo to resound off of. We've also seen numerous buildings in Free Country, USA, any one of which could have been just out of our range of vision. In addition, even if it were true, the echo was made for comedic effect, as in many TV shows, movies, and cartoons. It's really no more noteworthy than say... Homsar's feet making a silly sound when he walks. Sure, that wouldn't normally happen, but it's a cartoon. Incidentally, thanks for taking this to the discussion page in order to clear this up. [[User:0rion|0rion]] 07:31, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | :I was the one that deleted it, and this is the reason: the speed of sound is exactly 769.5 miles per hour. An echo can bounce off of an object over 5 miles away given the proper conditions. Even during the two or three pan-outs of the field, there was simply no way to be certain that there was nothing for the echo to resound off of. We've also seen numerous buildings in Free Country, USA, any one of which could have been just out of our range of vision. In addition, even if it were true, the echo was made for comedic effect, as in many TV shows, movies, and cartoons. It's really no more noteworthy than say... Homsar's feet making a silly sound when he walks. Sure, that wouldn't normally happen, but it's a cartoon. Incidentally, thanks for taking this to the discussion page in order to clear this up. [[User:0rion|0rion]] 07:31, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
::On a different tack, the echo effect is clearly post-production to enhance the "surrounded by nothing" notion. It's obviously not even notable that the echo can or can't exist in this instance as its use is clearly dramatic, not realistic. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:26, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ::On a different tack, the echo effect is clearly post-production to enhance the "surrounded by nothing" notion. It's obviously not even notable that the echo can or can't exist in this instance as its use is clearly dramatic, not realistic. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:26, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== Zelda reference? == | == Zelda reference? == | ||
- | I know it's a it of a stretch, but could the whale flying away at | + | I know it's a it of a stretch, but could the whale flying away at theend be a reference to those time telling eye-rocks in zelda: Majora's Mask?-Ashley |
:Oh, I know exactly what you're talking about — those things are creepy! They launch when you hit them with the hammer or blow them up with a bomb, or something, right? Probably a coincidence, but interesting connection! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | :Oh, I know exactly what you're talking about — those things are creepy! They launch when you hit them with the hammer or blow them up with a bomb, or something, right? Probably a coincidence, but interesting connection! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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::The Big Whale is from Final Fantasy 4, not 5, BTW. Kind of a stretch, either way, though... -{{User:YK/sig}} 06:30, 23 March 2007 (UTC) | ::The Big Whale is from Final Fantasy 4, not 5, BTW. Kind of a stretch, either way, though... -{{User:YK/sig}} 06:30, 23 March 2007 (UTC) | ||
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== severed limbs == | == severed limbs == | ||
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::::Thanks so much. I'm new to this, or I would have done that myself [[Mgkish742]] | ::::Thanks so much. I'm new to this, or I would have done that myself [[Mgkish742]] | ||
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== Wallpaper == | == Wallpaper == | ||
- | I've made a wallpaper for this cartoon, you can get it at | + | I've made a wallpaper for this cartoon, you can get it at http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4379/sbdrivethru1024cj4.png - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 14:08, 23 March 2007 (UTC) |
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