David Bowie

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==Appearances==
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*[[New Boots]] — [[The Cheat]]'s boots are a reference to Bowie's song, "The Man Who Sold The World". On the inside liner cover of the similarly titled [[Wikipedia:The Man Who Sold the World (album)|record album]], there is a picture of a cowboy holding a shotgun, with a pair of boots with dollar signs emblazoned on the sides of them that look almost exactly like the boots The Cheat is wearing in the toon.
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*[[New Boots]] — The Cheat's boots are a reference to Bowie's song, "The Man Who Sold The World", the inside liner cover of whose record album has a picture of a cowboy holding a shotgun, with a pair of boots with dollar signs on it like what The Cheat's has.
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*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — If you type "look david bowie" in the the magistrate's office, the game replies: "There's something about that man... The picture was taken during the Tin Machine era. Thou art more of a Ziggy Stardust fan."
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*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — If you "look david bowie" in the the magistrate's office, the game replies: "There's something about that man... The picture was taken during the Tin Machine era. Thou art more of a Ziggy Stardust fan."
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — [[Strong Sad]] dresses as David Bowie as he appears on the cover of his album ''[[Wikipedia:Aladdin Sane|Aladdin Sane]]''.
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — Strong Sad dresses as David Bowie; more specifically, as he appears on the cover of his album [[Wikipedia:Aladdin Sane|Aladdin Sane]].
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — [[Bubs]] refers to [[Coach Z]] as the "Thin Green Duke", a reference to David Bowie's persona The Thin White Duke.
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Bubs refers to Coach Z as the "Thin Green Duke", a reference to David Bowie's persona The Thin White Duke.
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Revision as of 18:12, 7 May 2009

"Pray I don't get egged."

Popular musician David Bowie has been referenced numerous times in the Homestar Runner body of work.

Appearances

  • New BootsThe Cheat's boots are a reference to Bowie's song, "The Man Who Sold The World". On the inside liner cover of the similarly titled record album, there is a picture of a cowboy holding a shotgun, with a pair of boots with dollar signs emblazoned on the sides of them that look almost exactly like the boots The Cheat is wearing in the toon.
  • Thy Dungeonman II — If you type "look david bowie" in the the magistrate's office, the game replies: "There's something about that man... The picture was taken during the Tin Machine era. Thou art more of a Ziggy Stardust fan."
  • Halloween FairstivalStrong Sad dresses as David Bowie as he appears on the cover of his album Aladdin Sane.
  • Baddest of the BandsBubs refers to Coach Z as the "Thin Green Duke", a reference to David Bowie's persona The Thin White Duke.