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*Both The Cheat and Hobbes have been in a dryer, mainly for cleaning purposes.
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*Strong Bad said that The Cheat could go "back in the wash," proving that he had been in the washing machine prior.
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*<s>The email does not mention giving The Cheat a bath by putting him in the dryer.</s> The ''main'' reasons why Hobbes and The Cheat are in a dryer are different, i.e., The Cheat is mainly in the dryer so that he can be nice and fluffy. The main reason why Hobbes is in the dryer is so he can be cleaned.
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*Given The Cheat's condition after throwing up, who in the world would want to give him a normal bath anyways?
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*I'm sure this joke has been used in other comedies before.
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*Hobbes gets washed with a washer and dryer because he's a stuffed toy, and that would be where one normally washes stuffed toys. The Cheat, meanwhile, is a little animal, so putting him in the dryer is completely abnormal and can be considered a gag on its own.
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*A "reference" means TBC knowingly did something in order to parody or mention something in some way, not that something they did happens to resemble something else by coincidence. We should bear that in mind when considering what is a reference.
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*Wasn't there another toon where The Cheat was in a dryer? This may just be a reference to that.
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**The cheat is in the dryer in [[2 years]]--
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Revision as of 00:18, 7 March 2006

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Dry The Cheat

The Cheat being washed in the dryer instead of taking a normal bath is a reference to Calvin and Hobbes, in which Hobbes is also washed in a clothes washer and dryer.

From: lady fan
Posted on: 21:00, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Arguments for:

  • Both The Cheat and Hobbes have been in a dryer, mainly for cleaning purposes.
  • Strong Bad said that The Cheat could go "back in the wash," proving that he had been in the washing machine prior.

Arguments against:

  • The email does not mention giving The Cheat a bath by putting him in the dryer. The main reasons why Hobbes and The Cheat are in a dryer are different, i.e., The Cheat is mainly in the dryer so that he can be nice and fluffy. The main reason why Hobbes is in the dryer is so he can be cleaned.
  • Given The Cheat's condition after throwing up, who in the world would want to give him a normal bath anyways?
  • I'm sure this joke has been used in other comedies before.
  • Hobbes gets washed with a washer and dryer because he's a stuffed toy, and that would be where one normally washes stuffed toys. The Cheat, meanwhile, is a little animal, so putting him in the dryer is completely abnormal and can be considered a gag on its own.

Additional comments:

  • A "reference" means TBC knowingly did something in order to parody or mention something in some way, not that something they did happens to resemble something else by coincidence. We should bear that in mind when considering what is a reference.
  • Wasn't there another toon where The Cheat was in a dryer? This may just be a reference to that.
    • The cheat is in the dryer in 2 years--
      • ...and that is already mentioned on the page.


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. — Seriously (Talk)
  2. Alcnolien Has Spoken!
  3. Republic of Stan ⬅Blah.
  4. KookykmanImage:kookysig.gif(t)(c)(r)
  5. LePorello / T / C
  1. — Has Matt? (talk)
  2. Trey56
  3. - Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png
  4. Sigmazero13
  5. -Image:Bubs.gif Sluggy42(Talk|Cont.)
  6. Collin
  7. I R F
  8. —FireBird|Talk
  9. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) —
  10. D2htornado
  11. — Lapper (talk)
  12. Jay (Gobble)
  13. --Adun12
  14. Mycroft Holmes
  15. Kvn8907
  16. YK
  17. Point7Q
  18. — Kilroy / talk
  19. Rogue Leader / (my talk)
  20. Witches_Brew_82 (talk · edits)

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PikaCheat, I choose you!

The Cheat electrocuting Strong Bad is a possible reference to the Pokémon Pikachu, whom The Cheat resembles.

From: lady fan
Posted on: 18:20, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Arguments for:

Arguments against:

  • That's really reaching. Most things after getting spun in the dryer contain static electricity; a vague resemblance to an electric creature probably doesn't play into it.
    • Additionally, Strong Bad makes a direct reference to the static electricity issue: "Use a dryer sheet, man!" Dryer sheets are designed to reduce static build-up.
  • The similarity between The Cheat and Pikachu was unintentional (see NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005), so this and any other behavioral similarities between the two are probably coincidences.

Additional comments:

  • yea, and pikachu's other power is vomit blast, obviously. no, seriously, i would vote for this if the cheat made some kind of pikachu sound before the zap, but, ... no.


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. MegamanEXE
  2. Kvn8907
  1. Collin
  2. - Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png
  3. Heimstern Läufer
  4. DorianGray
  5. I R F
  6. — Has Matt? (talk)
  7. Xyzzyka
  8. — Seriously (Talk)
  9. — DBK!
  10. KookykmanImage:kookysig.gif(t)(c)(r)
  11. Alcnolien Has Spoken!
  12. -Image:Bubs.gif Sluggy42(Talk|Cont.)
  13. Trey56
  14. small_logo.pngUsername-talk
  15. Whatzitlover
  16. Sigmazero13
  17. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) —
  18. LePorello / T / C
  19. D2htornado
  20. — Lapper (talk)
  21. Jay (Gobble)
  22. --Adun12
  23. Mycroft Holmes
  24. YK
  25. Point7Q
  26. — Kilroy / talk

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Twees vs. Preowww

This is another appearance of Preeeeow, the onomatopoeia describing The Paper's sound effect.

From: lady fan
Posted on: 16:44, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Arguments for:

  • The spelling (give or take a few e's) seems to be a running gag of sorts. Running gags are mentioned on every toon they appear.
  • This is specific to the email in that it is displayed on the page with The Paper.

Arguments against:

  • This really isn't specific to the email.
  • A stretch.
    • How is it a stretch? Everything in the item is true, as we have shown for a while now.

Additional comments:

  • Just a note: there are identical or related fun facts on autobiography, haircut, part-time job, and garage sale. When the fate of this fact is decided, some of those should be changed accordingly for consistency.
    • This is a running gag. This item should be automatically accepted per our practice of listing running gags on each page where they occur.
      • If it is, then it should be added to the Running Gags category.
        • It already is in the running gags category. (That is, the category it's in is a subcategory of running gags.)
  • A question on argument for #1, "all up-ons" has been a gag since suntan and it has been mentioned as many times as "Preeeow". Why isn't this mentioned as well?
    • Never mind, someone just added it.
  • Is "Preeeeow" really an onomatopoeia, or just a sound effect? Doesn't a word have to start enjoying use as, well, an actual word in order to become an onomatopoeia?
    • Given the examples on the Wikipedia page ("vroom", "clickety-clack", etc.), I would have to say that yes, within the context of H*R it really is an onomatopoeia.
  • Seeing as how this is probably the forty-leventh email to use "Preeow" either as a character line or text, haven't most people assumed that it's supposed to be The Paper's coming-down sound?
  • Could this one be reworded a bit, to let people know that this isn't the first reference to preeow? Please?
    • Well, it does have the link associated with it. Surely that would let someone know that more information exists.
      • However, mentioning that this isn't the first appearance may make it more likely for someone to look at the link. I knew it has been referenced before, but didn't really think to check until this discussion, and it's been a little more common than I thought.
        • I agree. Revision proposed.
          • Note: Trying to propose a revision when it's being accepted so overwhelmingly is unproductive. Besides, that's just a rewording of the original. I went ahead and merged the revision with the original.
            • I wouldn't have called that a "reword" - the original form of the fact was "This is onamotapeioa", and the new version is "This has occurred before." Sounds like two different (but related) facts to me.
              • Still, the heart of the matter is that preeeow = onomatopoeia for teh p. Noting the appearances just kind of fleshes it out a bit more. Doesn't really change it. (Doesn't really matter, either.)
  • LePorello voted to ACCEPT the original and DECLINE the former revision, so I have moved his vote.


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. Joshua
  2. I R F
  3. — It's dot com
  4. Trey56
  5. Heimstern Läufer
  6. - Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png
  7. — Has Matt? (talk)
  8. csours
  9. DorianGray
  10. — Seriously (Talk)
  11. — DBK!
  12. Jay (Gobble)
  13. KookykmanImage:kookysig.gif(t)(c)(r)
  14. Alcnolien Has Spoken!
  15. -Image:Bubs.gif Sluggy42(Talk|Cont.)
  16. small_logo.pngUsername-talk
  17. Sigmazero13
  18. EASports
  19. D2htornado
  20. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) —
  21. - Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png
  22. — Lapper (talk)
  23. --Adun12
  24. Kvn8907
  25. Mycroft Holmes
  26. YK
  27. Point7Q
  28. — Kilroy / talk
  1. Unknownwarrior33
  2. ThaSneek
  3. Sikon
  4. LePorello / T / C

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