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An '''inside joke''' is something that is only found on the site in two or three places, and is obscure in most or all instances. It is something that has been featured more than three times usually becomes a regular feature of the site. For instance: Trogdor and fhqwhgads are no longer inside jokes, even though they started out that way.
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[[File:1101.PNG|thumb|200px|Many of the [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figures]] shown in [[toons]] are priced at [[$11.01]], an inside joke referring to [[Matt Chapman]]'s November 1st (11/01) birthdate.]]
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''From [[Lost in the Stacks Interview - 15 Dec 2017|"Homestar Runner, Gone in a Flash"]]:''
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'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Homestar Runner] is "family road-trip inside-joke humor," that feeling of a joke you made in the van driving to somewhere on a long road trip and now it's the funniest thing, and your family quotes it for, y'know, the rest of your family's lives.
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These are the things that people who are new to Homestar Runner would simply not get at all. In fact, some of us who have seen most of the cartoons may not have fully picked up on them.
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An '''{{w|In-joke|inside joke}}''' is a type of joke where the humor is only understandable to someone familiar with the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.
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The inside jokes usually come from the [[Strong Bad Email]]s.
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These may include distinctive phrases ("[[dumb animal characters]]"), repeatedly referenced figures ([[Mark Lemke]]), or invented terms ("[[soolnds]]"), all of which may not be funny or even comprehensible to a non-fan.
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===Running Gags===
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{{seealso|Running Gags}}
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Running gags are conceptually similar to inside jokes, and indeed there is overlap between the two categories. The main differentiation is if foreknowledge of Homestar Runner is required for the joke to land {{--}} a phrase like "[[Note To Self:]]" is a commonplace phrase, while "[[My Boat Take]]" is an inside joke.
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*See also: [[Glossary]]
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==See Also==
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*See also: [[Rejects]]
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*List of all [[:Category:Inside Jokes|Inside Jokes]]
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*[[Glossary]]
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[[Category: Inside Jokes|*]]

Current revision as of 20:48, 4 August 2023

Many of the action figures shown in toons are priced at $11.01, an inside joke referring to Matt Chapman's November 1st (11/01) birthdate.

From "Homestar Runner, Gone in a Flash":

MATT CHAPMAN: [Homestar Runner] is "family road-trip inside-joke humor," that feeling of a joke you made in the van driving to somewhere on a long road trip and now it's the funniest thing, and your family quotes it for, y'know, the rest of your family's lives.

An inside joke is a type of joke where the humor is only understandable to someone familiar with the Homestar Runner body of work.

These may include distinctive phrases ("dumb animal characters"), repeatedly referenced figures (Mark Lemke), or invented terms ("soolnds"), all of which may not be funny or even comprehensible to a non-fan.

[edit] Running Gags

See also Running Gags

Running gags are conceptually similar to inside jokes, and indeed there is overlap between the two categories. The main differentiation is if foreknowledge of Homestar Runner is required for the joke to land — a phrase like "Note To Self:" is a commonplace phrase, while "My Boat Take" is an inside joke.

[edit] See Also

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