Tree Hugging

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(I've learned that if you hug a tree too long, the tree will hug you back. And by "hug", I mean it'll grow over and engulf you.)
 
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'''[[Wikipedia:Chipko movement|Tree hugging]]''' is an act that is sometimes mentioned by the characters of [[Free Country, USA]] in [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons.
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It is common knowledge that the citizens of Free Country, USA are ecology-minded. They demonstrate this by committing or referencing the act of '''[[Wikipedia:Chipko movement|tree hugging]]'''. This phenomenon is sometimes referenced in [[Videlectrix]] video games, usually by narrators.
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==Appearances==
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*Email [[army]] - In his attempt to persuade [[Strong Bad]] to join the [[Homestarmy]] and invade [[Strong Badia]], Homestar says “We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping 'round your back stair!”
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] - [[Homsar]]'s evite to [[Strong Sad]] claims that "Most (all) of the live acts will be to hug a tree." Strong Sad also says that the last time Homsar invited him to something he had to hug a tree.
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*Email [[bottom 10]] - Number 4 on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is this one time when Homestar forced him to hug a tree for some unknown reason.
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*[[Hallrunner]] - If you try to "jump" the bat, a message says "It was a bat. It's too high up. You hug a tree." You get 0 points as a result of this.
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] - Hugging the tree at the hay bale produces a reference to a well-known [[Wikipedia:The Byrds|Byrds]] song. However, once you do this you seem to get stuck.
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} [[Homsar]]'s evite to [[Strong Sad]] claims that "Most (all) of the live acts will be to hug a tree." Strong Sad also says that the last time Homsar invited him to something, he had to hug a tree.
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*Email [[army]] {{--}} In his attempt to persuade [[Strong Bad]] to join the [[Homestarmy]] and invade [[Strong Badia]], Homestar says "We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when [[Wikipedia:Gordon Lightfoot|Gordon Lightfoot]]'s creeping 'round your back stair!"
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*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} If you try to "jump" the bat, a message says "It was a bat. It's too high up. You hug a tree." You get 0 points as a result of this.
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] {{--}} Hugging the tree at the hay bale produces a reference to a well-known [[Wikipedia:The Byrds|Byrds]] song, ''[[Wikipedia:Turn! Turn! Turn!|Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)]]''.
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*Email [[bottom 10]] {{--}} Number 4 on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is this one time when [[Homestar Runner]] forced him to hug a tree for some unknown reason.
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Current revision as of 06:14, 4 August 2023

"How did you get me to do this?"

It is common knowledge that the citizens of Free Country, USA are ecology-minded. They demonstrate this by committing or referencing the act of tree hugging. This phenomenon is sometimes referenced in Videlectrix video games, usually by narrators.

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