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[[Image:That Paintball Place Down the Street.png|thumb|The "That Paintball Place Down the Street" Scorecard.]]
[[Image:That Paintball Place Down the Street.png|thumb|The "That Paintball Place Down the Street" Scorecard.]]
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'''Nondescript or generic [[Wikipedia:noun|nouns]]''' are often used where either a proper noun or a more specific common noun is expected. This unusual naming convention has become a hallmark of the website's style.
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'''Nondescript or generic {{wp|noun}}s''' are often used where either a proper noun or a more specific common noun is expected. This unusual naming convention has become a hallmark of the website's style.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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===Strong Bad Emails===
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*[[Original Book]] and its toon remake, [[Strongest Man in the World]] {{--}} The robot who won the competition last year is named  "[[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot]]".
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*Email [[i she be]] — "great looking girl" wants to meet The Cheat at "the [[food court]]".
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*[[Where My Hat Is At?]] and its [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)|toon remake of the same name]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] prepares for the "Big Game".
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*Email [[dullard]] — During the demonstration for "Method 3", Homestar tries to discuss last night's episode of "Popular Reality Show" with Strong Bad.
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*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] {{--}} The title of the toon and the contest in the toon are generic.
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*Email [[vacation]] — [[Strong Bad]] sends postcards from such [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|locations]] as "That Clock" and historic "Over There".
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]] {{--}} Homestar says that he represents "Distinguished Businessman".
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*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Mad is watching "Some Type of TV Show". The hot sauce bottle on top of the circular saw blades reads "sauce".
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*Email [[comic]] — Strong Bad creates [[Teen Girl Squad]], giving the main characters the nondescript names [[Cheerleader]], [[So and So]], [[What's Her Face]], and [[The Ugly One]].
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*Email [[morning routine]] — Strong Sad wants to watch "that show on public broadcasting hosted by that British guy".
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*Email [[fingers]] — Homestar's foam finger reads "GO SPORTS!".
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*Email [[english paper]] — An Easter egg contains a parody of eBay called [[Some Type of Online Auction]].
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*Email [[sibbie]] — Strong Bad tells the viewer that he does not want to fulfill "your every freakin' whim" and gives "put on a purple thing and dance around" as an example. He also repeatedly refers to "The Guy" as a character on a TV show.
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*Email [[anything]] — The postcard for Fish Lake states that it's "Home of this fish". Additionally, Homestar gives Marzipan "Really Slow Old People Music", "Pretty Slow Old People Music", and "Very Slow Old People Music" CDs.
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*Email [[couch patch]] — Strong Bad's [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk]] is simply labeled "Old game". The [[ASCII art]] million dollar bill that is printed out has the portrait labeled simply "President".
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*Email [[different town]] — At the end of the email, Strong Bad says, "I'm gonna go... Place." Then, in an Easter egg, a postcard from [[Made-up Places#Place|Place]] is shown.
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*Email [[crying]] — At the end of the email, Strong Bad says he has "a food...in the oven".
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*Email [[other days]] — Strong Bad's calendar has "A Month" written on the top. Homestar brags about his frag count in "Online Gaming".
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*Email [[montage]] — Strong Bad announces one of his guests will be "Some Guy from a Zoo".
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*Email [[portrait]] — Strong Bad paints his self-portrait using cans of "Some Paint" and "Some More Paint".
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*Email [[secret identity]] — The book ''Laramie, Why?'' has won "Some Award".
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*Email [[origins]] — The book ''Ewww, Claire!! Why???'' has won "Some Award".
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*Email [[rock opera]] — The amp in the background reads "An Amp".
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*Email [[modeling]] — There is a map which shows the locations of "Place" and "Land".
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*Email [[cliffhangers]] — [[Coach Z]] and [[Homestar Runner]] accuse themselves of being [[The Thnikkaman]] and stealing the [[Lappy 486]], respectively, and try to cover it up by talking about "sports team".
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*Email [[coloring]] — An Easter egg shows a crayon named "Some Crayon".
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*Email [[the chair]] — After Strong Bad and Strong Sad each get hurt while trying out [[Le Restige]] and the [[Styleron Ecochair]] (respectively), each exclaims, "I can't feel my parts."
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*Email [[what I want]] — The Cool Snowman's monitor reads "internet dot com."
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*Email [[looking old]] — [[Bubs]] sells "iTems".
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] — An announcer on the television announces the upcoming "Cute little girl from sit-com sings patriotic song." Strong Bad acts as though he knows exactly which little girl is singing.
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*Email [[more armies]] — Homestar holds up a book of "Game Program Instructions" from a [[Videlectrix]] game.
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*Email [[mini-golf]] — One of the places that Strong Bad calls out the name of is called "That Paintball Place Down the Street".
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*Email [[hygiene]] — A pennant on the wall during the hygiene video reads "A sport!".
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*Email [[business trip]] — Homestar and Strong Bad go to the "Annual Symposium Conference Lecture Seminar Series Registration".
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*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — [[The Announcer]] hosts an interview in "historic empty high school [[gymnasium]]".
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*Email [[diorama]] — Strong Bad's fake book is decorated with "Some Award". Its summary is "[[Allegedly Real Things|A real book that exists]]", and it is allegedly printed by the "Actual Publishing Company".
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*Email [[winter pool]] — Strong Bad fills the [[swimming pool]] with "[[Fluffy Puff Translucent Dessert Related Substance]]".
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*Email [[licensed]] — Strong Bad mentions knock-off DVDs with such generic titles as ''Jungle Animals in Decidedly Non-Jungle Situations''.
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*Email [[love poems]] — Homestar's grocery list consists of the words "amazing thing" repeated four times.
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*Email [[specially marked]] — The book ''"Problem Brian"'' has won a "Round Award".
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*Email [[hiding]] — The book ''"Scar, Let Moe"'' has won a "Round Award".
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*Email [[imaginary]] — Strong Bad makes up his own [[imaginary friend]] after drinking three gallons of "blue drink".
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*Email [[dictionary]] — Strong Sad only says "Talk?" during Strong Bad's demonstration of the "gutterance" for him.
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===Other Appearances===
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*[[Original Book]] and [[Strongest Man in the World]] — The robot who won the competition last year is named  "[[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot]]".
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*[[Where My Hat is At?]] and its [[Where My Hat is At? (toon)|toon remake]] — [[Homestar Runner]] prepares for the "Big Game".
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*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — The title of the toon and the contest in the toon are generic.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]] — Homestar says that he represents "Distinguished Businessman".
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**This line appears again in [[An Open Forum]].
**This line appears again in [[An Open Forum]].
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]] — Strong Bad, as "Doctor Professional" informs Marzipan that tests revealed her to have "serious problems".
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]], as "Doctor Professional" informs [[Marzipan]] that tests revealed her to have "serious problems".
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*[[First Time Here?]] — Homestar's attempts to introduce the website include "something.com" and "A Website".
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*Email [[i she be]] {{--}} "great looking girl" wants to meet [[The Cheat]] at "the [[food court]]".
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*[[The Show]] — Homestar's game show has a nondescript title.
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*[[First Time Here?]] {{--}} Homestar's attempts to introduce [[homestarrunner.com]] include "something.com" and "A Website".
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*[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] — Homestar orders red, blue, and orange drinks. It's never revealed what Strong Bad and the others were pretending was the "thing in a bag".
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*Email [[dullard]] {{--}} During the demonstration for "Method 3", Homestar tries to discuss last night's episode of "Popular Reality Show" with Strong Bad.
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*[[Population: Tire]] — The introduction states that "[[Deliberately Poor English|You ''are'' Soldier]]!"
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*Email [[vacation]] {{--}} Strong Bad sends postcards from such [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|locations]] as "That Clock" and historic "Over There".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] — So and So carries a "Subject" textbook. Cheerleader asks [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Quarterback|Quarterback]] out.  
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* Email [[your friends]] {{--}} [[Strong Mad]] is watching "Some Type of TV Show". The hot sauce bottle on top of the circular saw blades reads "sauce".
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*[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] — The last song on the album is Homestar's [[Secret Song]].
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*Email [[comic]] {{--}} Strong Bad creates [[Teen Girl Squad]], giving the main characters the nondescript names [[Cheerleader]], [[So and So]], [[What's Her Face]], and [[The Ugly One]].
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*[[Thy Dungeonman]] — One of the game's items is "[[ye flask]]". Another one of the items is "a trinket", which turns out to be "a bauble". Additionally, one of the areas is "parapets", which are described as such.
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*Email [[morning routine]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] wants to watch "that show on public broadcasting hosted by that British guy".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] — What's Her Face receives a postcard from "A Beach".
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*Email [[fingers]] {{--}} Homestar's foam finger reads "GO SPORTS!".
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*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — The jail is labeled "A box".
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*Email [[english paper]] (Easter egg) {{--}} A parody of {{wp|eBay}} is called [[Some Type of Online Auction]].
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*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] — Coach Z plays with a figurine named "[[Reinforcements]]".
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*[[The Show]] {{--}} Homestar's game show has a nondescript title.
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*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] — [[Silent Rip]] calls [[Crackotage]] "that guy" and his plane "that plane".
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*[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] {{--}} Homestar orders red, blue, and orange drinks. It's never revealed what Strong Bad and the others were pretending was the "thing in a bag".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 6]] — Cheerleader gets a "gift card for fashion".
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*Email [[sibbie]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells the viewer that he does not want to fulfill "your every freakin' whim" and gives "put on a purple thing and dance around" as an example. He also repeatedly refers to "The Guy" as a character on a TV show.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]] — Strong Bad, under the alias "Bob Statesman", claims to be running for the office of "Elected Official".
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*[[Population: Tire]] {{--}} The introduction states that "[[Deliberately Poor English|You ''are'' Soldier]]!"
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*[[Videro Games]] — Strong Bad mentions the "video game make place".
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*Email [[anything]] {{--}}
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — One of the game's [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|bosses]] is called "An Ice Machine".
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**The postcard for Fish Lake states that it's "Home of this fish".
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*[[Biz Cas Fri 1]] — Homestar tries to persuade Strong Bad to go to "Beach Themed Restaurant".
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**Homestar gives Marzipan "Really Slow Old People Music", "Pretty Slow Old People Music", and "Very Slow Old People Music" CDs.
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*[[Puppets on the Road]] — [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] says that a regular stand has "a food" for sale.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] {{--}} So and So carries a "Subject" textbook. Cheerleader asks [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Quarterback|Quarterback]] out.
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*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — In an Easter egg, Strong Bad suggests someone wear "like five or six... more clothes...."
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*Email [[couch patch]] {{--}} Strong Bad's [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk]] is simply labeled "Old game". The [[ASCII art]] million dollar bill that is printed out has the portrait labeled simply "President".
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*[[Exaggerations]] — The picture that cycled through various puns in the original [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] simply reads "a joke" in the Exaggerations.
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*[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] {{--}} The last song on the album is Homestar's [[Secret Song]].
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*[[Fall Float Parade]]
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*[[Thy Dungeonman]] {{--}} One of the game's items is "[[ye flask]]". Another one of the items is "a trinket", which turns out to be "a bauble". Additionally, one of the areas is "parapets", which are described as such.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] — So and So is forced to take a summer job at Shirt Folding Store.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] {{--}} What's Her Face receives a postcard from "A Beach".
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*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the areas is blank. It claims that there are "no people here", "no paper on the ground", etc.
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*Email [[different town]] {{--}} At the end of the email, Strong Bad says, "I'm gonna go... place." Then, in an [[Easter egg]], a postcard from [[Made-up Places#Place|Place]] is shown.
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*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — [[Gunhaver]] salutes a flag marked "The Flag".
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*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] {{--}} The [[jail]] is labeled "A box". Additionally, Strong Bad and The Cheat collect bags of "Some Savings".
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**At the end, the box of [[Minor foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] reads "side words" on the side.
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*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]] plays with a figurine named "[[Reinforcements]]".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] — Two boys are talking about "band name".
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*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] {{--}} [[Silent Rip]] calls [[Crackotage]] "that guy" and his plane "that plane".
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — Strong Bad uses a robotic voice and claims to be "Nadine Automated Menu Burger" calling from "Trusted Financial Institution".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 6]] {{--}} Cheerleader gets a "gift card for fashion".
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*[[Drive-Thru]] — The [[Drive-Thru Whale]] describes the week's toy as "brown". When this upsets [[The Cheat]], Strong Bad exclaims that they must be out of "blue ones". Later, in an Easter egg, Strong Bad asks for a "blue one" for The Cheat.
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*Email [[crying]] {{--}} At the end of the email, Strong Bad says he has "a food...in the oven".
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*[[Date Nite]] — An Easter egg radio advertisement for Public Rage-O at "some civic hall auditorium" plays.
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*Email [[other days]] {{--}} Strong Bad's calendar has "A Month" written on the top. Homestar brags about his frag count in "Online Gaming".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]] says, "Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff."
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad, under the alias "Bob Statesman", claims to be running for the office of "Elected Official".
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — The inside of the case lists "stuff, things, and more!" as bonus features.
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*Email [[montage]] {{--}} Strong Bad announces one of his guests will be "Some Guy from a Zoo".
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*[[Rap Song]] — Coach Z and [[Peacey P]] sing "Rap Song".
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*[[Videro Games]] {{--}} Strong Bad mentions the "video game make place".
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*[[Trogday 08]] — Strong Bad holds a book entitled ''Things I'm About to Say''.
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*Email [[origins]] {{--}} The book ''Ewww, Claire!! Why???'' has won "Some Award".
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*[[Sloshybowl]] — [[sloshy]] performs as the halftime show for American Football Championship Game.
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*Email [[rock opera]] {{--}} The amp in the background reads "An Amp".
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*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — In the May 7 2008 entry, a generic Videogame Company Logo screen is shown.
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}}
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*[[The Baloneyman]] — Bubs sells summer movie tie-in baloney sandwiches to promote "the sequel".
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**The boss of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7]] is called "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items#an ice machine|An Ice Machine]]".
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Various characters compete in the "Race to the End of the Race".
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**At the start of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|Level 10]], Stinkoman fights the boss from the [[Skills of an Artist]] episode [[End Boss]]. This boss is called "Worst End Boss Ever" in the credits.
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Mad's section is called "Country".
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*[[Biz Cas Fri 1]] {{--}} Homestar tries to persuade Strong Bad to go to "Beach Themed Restaurant".
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*[[Costume Commercial]]
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*Email [[modeling]] {{--}} There is a map that shows the locations of "Place" and "Land".
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*[[Coach Z's 110%]] — Homestar is said to have just won "the sports". Strong Sad participates in "sports and practice". The cartoon advertises "Hustle for Sports".
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*[[Puppets on the Road]] {{--}} [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] says that a regular stand has "a food" for sale.
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*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] — "A cuss" is spelled on the roof with Christmas lights.
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*[[Trogdor Con '97]] (Easter egg) {{--}} Strong Bad suggests someone wear "like five or six... more clothes...."
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*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] — Before Homestar goes down the [[Steep Deep]], the Announcer introduces him as "the man that's about to do a thing".
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*[[Exaggerations]] {{--}} The picture that cycled through various puns in the original [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] simply reads "a joke" in the Exaggerations.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]] — [[Marzipan]] receives a call from "[[Aliases Used in Prank Calls|Slick Somebody]]".
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*[[Fall Float Parade]] {{--}} The name of [[the 4Tst Annual Fall Float Parade]] is nondescript.
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*[[2 Part Episode: Part 1]] and [[2 Part Episode: Part 2|Part 2]] — The title of this two-part [[Cheat Commandos]] toon is "Two Part Episode".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] {{--}} So and So is forced to take a summer job at Shirt Folding Store.
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*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] — Marzipan writes that [[Senor Cardgage]] won first place in "sports".
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*Email [[portrait]] {{--}} Strong Bad paints his self-portrait using cans of "Some Paint" and "Some More Paint".
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*[[Halloween Safety]] — Decompiling the Flash file reveals the hidden words "hidden words".
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*Email [[secret identity]] {{--}} The book ''Laramie, Why?'' has won "Some Award".
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*[[Characters from Yonder Website]] —
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*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] {{--}} One of the areas is blank. It claims that there are "no people here", "no paper on the ground", etc.
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**One of Strong Bad's sponsors is "Faceless Megacorp".
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*Email [[cliffhangers]] {{--}} Coach Z and Homestar accuse themselves of being [[the Thnikkaman]] and stealing the [[Lappy 486]], respectively, and try to cover it up by talking about "sports team".
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**The characters are named [[Yonder Website Character Variations|Character 1 through Character 8]].
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*Email [[coloring]] (Easter egg) {{--}} A crayon is shown labeled "Some Crayon".
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*[[Decemberween Dangeresque]] —
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*[[Let us give TANKS!]] {{--}} [[Gunhaver]] salutes a flag marked "The Flag".
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**The black beans are labeled "canned item".  
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*Email [[the chair]] {{--}} After Strong Bad and Strong Sad each get hurt while trying out [[Le Restige]] and the [[Styleron Ecochair]] (respectively), each exclaims, "I can't feel my parts."
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**A product at Shady's is labeled "actual jug".  
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*Email [[what i want]] {{--}} The Cool Snowman's monitor reads "internet dot com."
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*Email [[looking old]] {{--}} [[Bubs]] sells "iTems".
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}}
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**An [[Generic Announcers|announcer]] on the [[Telebision]] announces the upcoming "Cute little girl from sit-com sings patriotic song." Strong Bad acts as though he knows exactly which little girl is singing.
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**At the end, the box of [[Minor Foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] reads "side words" on the side.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] {{--}} Two boys are talking about "band name".
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses a robotic voice and claims to be "Nadine Automatedmenuburger<!-- spelling from toons menu -->" calling from "Trusted Financial Institution".
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*[[Drive-Thru]] {{--}} The [[Drive-Thru Whale]] describes the week's toy as "brown". When this upsets The Cheat, Strong Bad exclaims that they must be out of "blue ones". Later, in an Easter egg, Strong Bad asks for a "blue one" for The Cheat.
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*[[Date Nite]] (Easter egg) {{--}} A radio advertisement for Public Rage-O at "some civic hall auditorium" plays.
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*Email [[more armies]] {{--}} Homestar holds up a book of "Game Program Instructions" from a [[Videlectrix]] game.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] {{--}} [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]] says, "Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff."
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] {{--}} The inside of the case lists "stuff, things, and more!" as bonus features.
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*Email [[mini-golf]] {{--}} One of the places that Strong Bad calls out the name of is called "That Paintball Place Down the Street".
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*Email [[hygiene]] {{--}} A pennant on the wall during the hygiene video reads "A sport!".
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*[[Rap Song]] {{--}} Coach Z and [[Peacey P]] sing "Rap Song".
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*Email [[business trip]] {{--}} Homestar and Strong Bad go to the "Annual Symposium Conference Lecture Seminar Series Registration".
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*[[Jibblies 2]] {{--}} The back door of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] reads "door".
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*Email [[yes, wrestling]] {{--}} [[The Announcer]] hosts an interview in "historic empty high school [[gymnasium]]".
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*Email [[diorama]] {{--}} Strong Bad's fake book is decorated with "Some Award". Its summary is "[[Allegedly Real Things|A real book that exists]]", and it is allegedly printed by the "Actual Publishing Company".
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*[[Trogday 08]] {{--}} Strong Bad holds a book entitled ''Things I'm About to Say''.
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*Email [[winter pool]] {{--}} Strong Bad fills the [[swimming pool]] with "[[Fluffy Puff Translucent Dessert Related Substance]]".
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*Email [[pet show]] {{--}} [[The King of Town]]'s pet is an "As Seen on TV Low-Fat Cooking Device".
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*[[Sloshybowl]] {{--}} [[sloshy]] performs as the halftime show for American Football Championship Game.
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*Email [[licensed]] {{--}} Strong Bad mentions knock-off DVDs with such generic titles as ''Jungle Animals in Decidedly Non-Jungle Situations''.
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*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] {{--}} In the May 7, 2008 entry, a generic Videogame Company Logo screen is shown.
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*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Homestar's grocery list consists of the words "amazing thing" repeated four times.
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*Email [[specially marked]] {{--}} The book ''"Problem Brian"'' has won a "Round Award".
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*[[The Baloneyman]] {{--}} Bubs sells summer movie tie-in baloney sandwiches to promote "the sequel".
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*Email [[hiding]] {{--}} The book ''"Scar, Let Moe"'' has won a "Round Award".
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*[[The Next Epi-Snowed]] {{--}}
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**The character portrayed by [[Crack Stuntman]]'s [[Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend|girlfriend]] is named [[New Bad Guy Girl Character]].
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**The actor who portrays [[Blue Laser Commander]] is referred to as [[Guy Who Does the Bad Guy's Voice]].
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} Various characters compete in the "Race to the End of the Race".
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Strong Mad's country is called "[[Countries in Strong Badia the Free|Country]]".
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*[[Coach Z's 110%]] {{--}}
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**Strong Sad chants "sports and practice" while training.
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**The cartoon advertises "Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video".
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**Homestar is said to have just won "the sports".
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*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} "[[Swears|A cuss]]" is spelled on the roof with Christmas lights.
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*[[A Death Defying Decemberween]] {{--}} Before Homestar goes down the [[Steep Deep]], the Announcer introduces him as "the man that's about to do a thing".
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]] {{--}} Marzipan receives a call from "[[Aliases Used in Prank Calls|Slick Somebody]]".
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*[[Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1]] and [[Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2|Part 2]] {{--}} The title of this two-part [[Cheat Commandos]] toon is "Two Part Episode".
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*Email [[imaginary]] {{--}} Strong Bad makes up his own [[imaginary friend]] after drinking three gallons of "blue drink".
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*Email [[independent]] {{--}} [[Pom Pom]]'s film is entitled "[[city (comma) state]]".
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*Email [[dictionary]] {{--}} Strong Sad only says "Talk?" during Strong Bad's demonstration of the "gutterance" for him.
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*[[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]] {{--}} Strong Sad opens the toon by saying "Once upon a time, here's the type of thing that happened."
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*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] {{--}} Marzipan writes that [[Senor Cardgage]] won first place in "sports".
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*[[Halloween Safety]] {{--}} Decompiling the Flash file reveals the hidden words "hidden words".
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*[[Cartoon Characters]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to his stylized drawings of himself and Homestar as Character 1 and Character 2.
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*[[Characters from Yonder Website]] {{--}}
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**One of Strong Bad's sponsors is "[[Minor Companies#Faceless Megacorp|Faceless Megacorp]]".
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**Characters 1 and 2 return from [[Cartoon Characters]], with the introduction of [[Yonder Website Character Variations|Character 3 through Character 8]].
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*[[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]] {{--}}
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**The black [[beans]] at [[Price Style]] are labeled "canned item".  
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**A product at Shady's Grocery Mart is labeled "actual jug".  
**[[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] says "Six-syllable catchphrase".
**[[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] says "Six-syllable catchphrase".
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*[[Trogdor Was Dragon Man]] &mdash; The game box has the label "Contains: Contents".
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*[[Trogdor Was A Man]] {{--}} The game box has the label "Contains: Contents".
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*[[Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial]] {{--}} The legal disclaimer for the [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]] is spoken as "mumble mumble fine print legal disclaimer".
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*{{postref|1808716943936860325|3|Jul|2024}} {{--}} Imitating an old-school adventure game, Strong Bad describes a room as containing "an internet".
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*Email [[robots]] {{--}} Homestar tells the [[Visor Robot]] to add "amazing thing" to his shopping list.
==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[Not X]]
*[[Not X]]
*[[Color Flavored]]
*[[Color Flavored]]
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*[[Getting Great]]
*[[Overdescriptive Nouns]]
*[[Overdescriptive Nouns]]
[[Category:Word running gags]]
[[Category:Word running gags]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]

Current revision as of 10:18, 12 December 2025

The "That Paintball Place Down the Street" Scorecard.

Nondescript or generic nouns are often used where either a proper noun or a more specific common noun is expected. This unusual naming convention has become a hallmark of the website's style.

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