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[[Image:Wallpapers_screenshot.png|thumb|right|220px|Spice up your desktop with some H*R]]
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'''Wallpapers''' in a [[Homestar Runner]] theme are available for your desktop on the [[Downloads]] page.
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== Descriptions ==
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*[[Homestarmy]] themed posters on a wall
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*[[Pom Pom]] tag on a metal door.
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*[[Atari 2600]] [[Duck Pond]] screenshot
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*A spoof on the Neil Young album "[[Wikipedia:Harvest (1972 album)|Harvest]]."
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*[[Strong Bad]] types "Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am!!!" on his [[Tandy 400]]
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*A spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Apple Computer|Apple Computer]] "Think Different" campaign
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*Homestar Runner spelled in "waffle" style tiles
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*Pencil crayon sketch of [[Homestar Runner]]
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*The main characters (minus [[Homsar]]) depicted in a cardboard cut-out style with the text "Everybody! Everybody!"
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*Photograph of a pile of [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]]
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*[[Homestar Runner Evolution|Evolution of Homestar Runner style]] from June 1997 to February 2001
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*Tiled Pom Poms
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==Other Wallpaper==
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[[Image:Support the municipality desktop.PNG|thumb|Download box on the Main Page.]]
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*A "Support [[The Municipality|the Municipality]]" desktop from [[disconnected]] was available to download ([[HR:wallpapers/municipality_c.jpg|1024×768]], [[HR:wallpapers/municipality_d.jpg|1600×1200]]) through the [[Main Pages]] on March 16, 2006.
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*The Macintosh wallpapers from [[big white face]] were available to download ([[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd2.gif|800×600]], [[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd.gif|1024×768]]) in an [[big white face#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]] at the the end of the email.
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==Fun Facts==
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===Trivia===
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*The Homestarmy poster was originally put up with the letter "m" removed, making it say "Homestary." Only a few hours after being up, the wall paper was changed to include the "m."
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===Inside References===
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*Strong Bad's message "Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am!!!" is a quote from [[Strong Bad Sings]].
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===Real-World References===
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*The Homestarmy poster is an obvious play on the poster featuring [[Wikipedia:Uncle Sam|Uncle Sam]] with the words "I want you for the US Army!"
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**The Homestarmy poster and those flanking it are all based on war propaganda posters disseminated by the US government during World War II.
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*The Municipality poster is a throw-back to [[Wikipedia:George Orwell|George Orwell's]] classic dystopia novel ''[[Wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.
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==External Links==
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*[[HR:hsicons/wallpaper.swf|view the Flash file for the wallpapers]]
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*[[HR:wallpapers.html|view the old wallpapers page]] (includes the last nine above)
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[[Category:Downloads]]

Revision as of 18:19, 20 February 2007

Spice up your desktop with some H*R

Wallpapers in a Homestar Runner theme are available for your desktop on the Downloads page.

Contents

Descriptions

Other Wallpaper

Download box on the Main Page.

Fun Facts

Trivia

  • The Homestarmy poster was originally put up with the letter "m" removed, making it say "Homestary." Only a few hours after being up, the wall paper was changed to include the "m."

Inside References

  • Strong Bad's message "Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am!!!" is a quote from Strong Bad Sings.

Real-World References

  • The Homestarmy poster is an obvious play on the poster featuring Uncle Sam with the words "I want you for the US Army!"
    • The Homestarmy poster and those flanking it are all based on war propaganda posters disseminated by the US government during World War II.
  • The Municipality poster is a throw-back to George Orwell's classic dystopia novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

External Links

Retrieved from "http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Wallpaper"
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